Neither antisocial personality disorder nor antisocial alcoholism is associated with the MAO-A gene in Han Chinese males

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 889-893

  Lu, Ru Band ^a   Lin, Wei Wen ^a   Lee, Jia Fu ^b   Ko, Huei Chen ^c   Shih, Jean Chen ^d  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Armed Forces Pei Tou Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Antisocial Personality Disorder; Genotype; Haplotype; MAO A Gene

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; PSYCHOPATHY;

EID: 0037633855     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ALC.0000071927.64880.0E     Document Type: Article

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