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Aggression and polymorphisms in AR, DAT1, DRD2, and COMT genes in Datoga pastoralists of Tanzania.
Scientific reports - 6 Nov 2013
Butovskaya Marina L, Vasilyev Vasiliy A, Lazebny Oleg E, Suchodolskaya Evgenija M, Shibalev Dmitri V, Kulikov Alex M, Karelin Dmitri V, Burkova Valentina N, Mabulla Audax, Ryskov Alexey P
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to analyse the relationships between polymorphisms in four candidate genes (AR, DAT1, DRD2, and COMT) and aggression in men from a traditional society of East African pastoralists, the Datoga. Buss and Perry's Aggression Questionnaire was used to measure aggression. The number of CAG repeats in the AR gene was negatively correlated with physical aggression, anger, and hostility. Among...
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