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Association of Polymorphisms of Serotonin Transporter (5HTTLPR) and 5-HT2C Receptor Genes with Criminal Behavior in Russian Criminal Offenders.
Neuropsychobiology - 1 Jan 2017
Toshchakova Valentina A, Bakhtiari Yalda, Kulikov Alexander V, Gusev Sergey I, Trofimova Marina V, Fedorenko Olga Yu, Mikhalitskaya Ekaterina V, Popova Nina K, Bokhan Nikolay A, Hovens Johannes E, Loonen Anton J M, Wilffert Bob, Ivanova Svetlana A
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BACKGROUND: Human aggression is a heterogeneous behavior with biological, psychological, and social backgrounds. As the biological mechanisms that regulate aggression are components of both reward-seeking and adversity-fleeing behavior, these phenomena are difficult to disentangle into separate neurochemical processes. Nevertheless, evidence exists linking some forms of aggression to aberrant serotonergic...
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