In search of genes associated with risk for psychopathic tendencies in children: A two-stage genome-wide association study of pooled DNA

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 780-788

  Viding, Essi ^a,b   Hanscombe, Ken B ^b   Curtis, Charles J C ^b   Davis, Oliver S P ^b   Meaburn, Emma L ^b   Plomin, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antisocial behaviour; Behavioural genetics; Callous unemotional traits; Genetics; Genome wide; Psychopathy; Twins

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOPATHY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; TWINS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALLELES; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; DISEASES IN TWINS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC TESTING; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WALES;

EID: 77953224046     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02236.x     Document Type: Article

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