The 2-repeat allele of the MAOA gene confers an increased risk for shooting and stabbing behaviors

Psychiatric Quarterly

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 257-265

  Beaver, Kevin M ^a,b   Barnes, J C ^c   Boutwell, Brian B ^d  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^d SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Add Health; MAOA; Shooting; Stabbing

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING); MONOAMINE OXIDASE A, HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALLELE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; RISK; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALLELES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; RISK; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905922297     PISSN: 00332720     EISSN: 15736709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11126-013-9287-x     Document Type: Article

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