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Addiction Medicine
New addiction medicine research has been reported by scientists at Uppsala University
March 9th, 2008
Data detailed in 'The MAO-A gene, platelet MAO-B activity and psychosocial environment in adolescent female alcohol-related problem behaviour' have been presented. "Antisocial behaviour has been associated with polymorphic variants in candidate genes and recently also gene-environmental interaction models have been presented. It has been suggested that antisocial behaviour, associated with alcohol consumption in males, is related to a variation in the monoamine oxidase A gene (MAO-A) promoter," scientists in Sweden report. "Furthermore, platelet MAO-B activity has in several studies been reported to be low in male alcoholics, while this has not been the case with regard...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2008-03-09)
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