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Associations of age, sex, sexual abuse, and genotype with monoamine oxidase a gene methylation.
Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) - 1 Nov 2021
Checknita David, Tiihonen Jari, Hodgins Sheilagh, Nilsson Kent W
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Epigenome-wide studies report higher methylation among women than men with decreasing levels with age. Little is known about associations of sex and age with methylation of monoamine oxidase A (MAOA). Methylation of the first exonic and partial first intronic region of MAOA has been shown to strengthen associations of interactions of MAOA-uVNTR genotypes and adversity with aggression and substance misuse. Our...
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