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Serotonin and Dopamine Candidate Gene Variants and Alcohol- and Non-Alcohol-Related Aggression.
Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) - 1 Nov 2015
Preuss Ulrich W, Koller Gabriele, Samochowiec Agnieszka, Zill Peter, Samochowiec Jerzy, Kucharska-Mazur Jolanta, Wong Jessica, Soyka Michael
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AIMS: Aggressive and criminal traits have a complex genetic background which interacts with environmental factors. Alcohol intoxication has been related to lower thresholds of aggressive behaviors. In this association study of two independent samples, a number of candidate gene variants (5HT2A T102C, 5-HTTLPR, DRD Ins-141Del, DAT1 VNTR) were related to violent criminal behavior and alcohol-related aggressive...
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