TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of the monoamine oxidase A gene in moderating the response to adversity and associated antisocial behavior:A review
AU - Buades-Rotger, Macià
AU - Gallardo-Pujol, David
PY - 2014/7/30
Y1 - 2014/7/30
N2 - Hereditary factors are increasingly attracting the interest of behavioral scientists and practitioners. Our aim in the present article is to introduce some state-of-the-art topics in behavioral genetics, as well as selected findings in the field, in order to illustrate how genetic makeup can modulate the impact of environmental factors. We focus on the most-studied polymorphism to date for antisocial responses to adversity: the monoamine oxidase A gene. Advances, caveats, and promises of current research are reviewed. We also discuss implications for the use of genetic information in applied settings.
AB - Hereditary factors are increasingly attracting the interest of behavioral scientists and practitioners. Our aim in the present article is to introduce some state-of-the-art topics in behavioral genetics, as well as selected findings in the field, in order to illustrate how genetic makeup can modulate the impact of environmental factors. We focus on the most-studied polymorphism to date for antisocial responses to adversity: the monoamine oxidase A gene. Advances, caveats, and promises of current research are reviewed. We also discuss implications for the use of genetic information in applied settings.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84905578630&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2147/PRBM.S40458
DO - 10.2147/PRBM.S40458
M3 - Scientific review articles
AN - SCOPUS:84905578630
SN - 1179-1578
VL - 7
SP - 185
EP - 200
JO - Psychology Research and Behavior Management
JF - Psychology Research and Behavior Management
ER -
