Physical and verbal aggressive behavior andCOMTgenotype: Sensitivity to the environment
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Physical and verbal aggressive behavior and COMT genotype: Sensitivity to the environment.
Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) genotype has been implicated as a vulnerability factor for several psychiatric diseases as well as aggressive behavior, either directly, or in interaction with an adverse environment. The present study aimed at investigating the susceptibility properties of COMT genotype to adverse and favorable environment in relation to physical and verbal aggressive behavi...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1552-4841
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32430