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Behavior
Researchers at University of North Carolina, Carolina Center for Genome Sciences target behavior
June 14th, 2008
New research, 'The VNTR 2 repeat in MAOA and delinquent behavior in adolescence and young adulthood: associations and MAOA promoter activity,' is the subject of a report. "Genetic studies of delinquent and criminal behavior are rare in spite of the wide recognition that individuals may differ in their propensity for delinquency and criminality. Using 2524 participants in Add Health in the United States, the present study demonstrates a link between the rare 2 repeat of the 30-bp VNTR in the MAOA gene and much higher levels of self-reported serious and violent delinquency," researchers in the United States report. "The evidence is based on a statistical association...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-06-14)
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