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Effects of the MAOA gene and levels of exposure to violence on antisocial outcomes.
The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science - 1 Jan 2016
Ouellet-Morin Isabelle, Côté Sylvana M, Vitaro Frank, Hébert Martine, Carbonneau René, Lacourse Éric, Turecki Gustavo, Tremblay Richard E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) gene has been shown to moderate the impact of maltreatment on antisocial behaviour. Replication efforts have, however, yielded inconsistent results. AIMS: To investigate whether the interaction between the MAOA gene and violence is present across the full distribution of violence or emerges at higher levels of exposure. METHOD: Participants were 327 male members of the...
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