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Enzyme Research
University of Sydney details research in enzyme research
July 13th, 2009
"Association studies suggest that the low activity variant of the monoamine oxidase A (MAOA)-uVNTR polymorphism confers risk for emotional disturbances associated with antisocial traits, particularly in males. Here, we assessed the low (MAOA-L) activity variant in relation to both brain function and a behavioral index of antisocial traits," researchers in Westmead, Australia report. "From an initial sample of 290 healthy participants, 210 had low (MAOA-L) or high (MAOA-H) activity variants. underwent a brief assessment of personality traits and event-related potential (ERP) recording during an emotion-processing task. Genotype differences in ERPs were localized using...
Source: Proteomics Weekly (2009-07-13)
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