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Comment
. 2006 Apr 18;103(16):6085-6.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.0601350103. Epub 2006 Apr 10.

Genes for susceptibility to violence lurk in the brain

Essi Viding  1 , Uta Frith
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Genes for susceptibility to violence lurk in the brain

Essi Viding et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Conflict of interest statement: No conflicts declared.

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Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
A causal-model diagram of a potential gene-brain-cognition-behavior pathway from MAOA-L to reactive aggression.
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  • Neural mechanisms of genetic risk for impulsivity and violence in humans.
    Meyer-Lindenberg A, Buckholtz JW, Kolachana B, R Hariri A, Pezawas L, Blasi G, Wabnitz A, Honea R, Verchinski B, Callicott JH, Egan M, Mattay V, Weinberger DR. Meyer-Lindenberg A, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Apr 18;103(16):6269-74. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0511311103. Epub 2006 Mar 28. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006. PMID: 16569698 Free PMC article.

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