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New life sciences data have been reported by S. Rajender and co-authors

Published in Mental Health Weekly Digest, October 13th, 2008

According to a study from Hyderabad, India, "Androgens mediate their functions through androgen receptors (AR). The two triplet repeats in the AR gene (CAG and GGN) are highly polymorphic among various populations and have been extensively studied in diverse clinical conditions and antisocial personality disorders."

"Several studies have reported either higher levels of testosterone among rapists or the correlation of shorter CAG repeats with criminal activities. However, to date, no study has analyzed AR gene in rapists worldwide, and no study has been conducted on criminals from Indian subcontinent. Therefore, we have analyzed the AR-CAG repeat length in 645 men, of...

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Source: Mental Health Weekly Digest (2008-10-13)

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