MAOA deficiency and abnormal behaviour: perspectives on an association.

doi:10.1002/9780470514825.ch9

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MAOA deficiency and abnormal behaviour: perspectives on an association.

Ciba Foundation symposium - 1 Jan 1996

Brunner H G

Abstract excerpt

We have recently described an association between abnormal behaviour and monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) deficiency in several males from a single large Dutch kindred. Affected males differed from unaffected males by borderline mental retardation and increased impulsive behaviour (aggressive behaviour...

Topics

Aggression
Animals
Humans
Impulsive Behavior
Intellectual Disability
Male
Monoamine Oxidase
Phenotype

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