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Some studies have reported that the high-expression MAOA variant was associated with increased aggressive behavior in children.
“On the other hand although fewer in number, some studies have reported that the high-expression variant was associated with increased aggressive behavior in children [45].”
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- Authors
- Beitchman, J. H., Mik, H. M., Ehtesham, S., Douglas, L., & Kennedy, J. L.
- Affiliations
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Beitchman, J H
- Venue
- Molecular Psychiatry
- Published
- 2004-03-16
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 546-547
- ISSN
- 1359-4184 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-5578
- OpenAlex
- W1986498570
- Cited by
- 75
- References
- 6
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- FWCI
- 1.17
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Molecular Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Keywords
- monoamine oxidase A, child aggression, gene-environment interaction, child abuse, aggression, gene expression
- MeSH terms
- Aggression, Child, Humans, Male, Monoamine Oxidase, Polymorphism, Genetic, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid, DNA Primers
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