Article
MAOA genotype, childhood maltreatment, and their interaction in the etiology of adult antisocial behaviors.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Jan 2014
Haberstick Brett C, Lessem Jeffrey M, Hewitt John K, Smolen Andrew, Hopfer Christian J, Halpern Carolyn T, Killeya-Jones Ley A, Boardman Jason D, Tabor Joyce, Siegler Ilene C, Williams Redford B, Mullan Harris Kathleen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Maltreatment by an adult or caregiver during childhood is a prevalent and important predictor of antisocial behaviors in adulthood. A functional promoter polymorphism in the monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) gene has been implicated as a moderating factor in the relationship between childhood maltreatment and antisocial behaviors. Although there have been numerous attempts at replicating this observation,...
Topics
- Adult
- Black or African American
- Antisocial Personality Disorder
- Child
- Child Abuse
- Gene-Environment Interaction
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
