A regulatory polymorphism of the monoamine oxidase-A gene may be associated with variability in aggression, impulsivity, and central nervous system serotonergic responsivity

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 9-23

  Manuck, Stephen B ^a   Flory, Janine D ^a   Ferrell, Robert E ^a   Mann, J John ^c   Muldoon, Matthew F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Genetics; Impulsivity; Monoamine oxidase A; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A; FENFLURAMINE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALLELE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PROMOTER REGION; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; X CHROMOSOME;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALLELES; BRAIN; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENES, REGULATOR; GENOTYPE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0033937080     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1781(00)00162-1     Document Type: Article

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