Possible association between serotonin transporter promoter region polymorphism and extremely violent crime in Chinese males

Neuropsychobiology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 284-287

  Liao, Ding Lieh ^a   Hong, Chen Jee ^b,c   Shih, Hao Ling ^b   Tsai, Shih Jen ^b,c  

^a Pali Psychiatric Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

5 HTTLPR polymorphism; Alcohol abuse; Antisocial personality disorder; Serotonin transporter; Substance abuse; Violent criminal behavior

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; DNA POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PSYCHOPATHY; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ALLELES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CRIME; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 8344244695     PISSN: 0302282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000080953     Document Type: Article

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