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The interactive effect of MAOA-LPR genotype and childhood physical neglect on aggressive behaviors in Italian male prisoners.
Genes, brain, and behavior - 1 Jul 2014
Gorodetsky E, Bevilacqua L, Carli V, Sarchiapone M, Roy A, Goldman D, Enoch M-A
Abstract excerpt
Aggressive disorders are moderately heritable; therefore, identification of genetic influences is important. The X-linked MAOA gene, encoding the MAOA enzyme, has a functional 30 bp repeat polymorphism in the promoter region (MAOA-LPR) that has been shown to influence aggression. Childhood trauma is a known risk factor for numerous psychopathologies in adulthood including aggressive behaviors. We investigated the...
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