- MAOA
Monoamine oxidase A, also known as MAOA, is a human
gene .This gene encodes
monoamine oxidase A , an enzyme that degrades amine neurotransmitters, such as dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin. The protein localizes to the mitochondrial outer membrane. The gene is adjacent to a related gene on the opposite strand of chromosome X. Mutation in this gene results in monoamine oxidase deficiency, orBrunner syndrome . [cite web | title = Entrez Gene: MAOA monoamine oxidase A| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=4128| accessdate = ]A study, by Guang Guo, Michael Roettger and Tianji Chi at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, claims to have found a correlation with the 2R variant of the gene and the likelihood of committing crime or violence. [ [http://www.asanet.org/galleries/default-file/Aug08ASRFeature.pdf Guo, Roettger & Chi article in American Sociological Review] ] [ [http://www2.asanet.org/journals/asr/abstracts.html Guo, Roettger & Chi abstract] ]
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Monoamine oxidase References
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*cite journal | author=Edmondson DE, Binda C, Mattevi A |title=The FAD binding sites of human monoamine oxidases A and B. |journal=Neurotoxicology |volume=25 |issue= 1-2 |pages= 63–72 |year= 2004 |pmid= 14697881 |doi= 10.1016/S0161-813X(03)00114-1
*cite journal | author=Craig IW |title=The importance of stress and genetic variation in human aggression. |journal=Bioessays |volume=29 |issue= 3 |pages= 227–36 |year= 2007 |pmid= 17295220 |doi= 10.1002/bies.20538PBB_Controls
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