Monoamine oxidase A genotype is associated with gang membership and weapon use

Comprehensive Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 130-134

  Beaver, Kevin M ^a   DeLisi, Matt ^b   Vaughn, Michael G ^c   Barnes, J C ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GANG; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OFFENDER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIOLENCE; WEAPON;

ADOLESCENT; ALLELES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE; WEAPONS;

EID: 75449088672     PISSN: 0010440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2009.03.010     Document Type: Article

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