Preliminary association of both the Dopamine D2 Receptor (DRD2) [Taq1 A1 Allele] and the Dopamine Transporter (DAT1) [480 bp Allele] genes with pathological aggressive behavior, a clinical subtype of Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS) in adolescents

Gene Therapy and Molecular Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 93-112

  Chen, Thomas J H ^a,b   Blum, Kenneth ^c   Mathews, Daniel ^d   Fisher, Larry ^d   Schnautz, Nancy ^e   Braverman, Eric R ^f   Schoolfield, John ^g   Downs, Bernard W ^h   Blum, Seth H ⁱ   Mengucci, Julie ⁱ   Meshkin, Brian ^j   Arcuri, Vanessa ^f   Bajaj, Anish ^f   Waite, Roger L ^k   Comings, David E ^k  

^a CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UHS Neurobehavioral Systems   (United States)

^e The Brown School   (United States)

^f Path Medical Research Foundation   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^h Allied Nutraceutical Research   (United States)

ⁱ Synapatamine Inc   (United States)

^j Salugen Inc   (United States)

^k GenWellness Inc   (United States)

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Author keywords

Aggression; Dopamine D2 receptor; Dopamine Transporter; Dopaminergic genes; Pathological Aggression; Polymorphisms; Super controls

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