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Because of its metabolic role, drugs which interfere with MAOA such as clorgyline have been used to treat ADHD [ 64 ] . The most notable of MAOA polymorphism was a nonsense mutation that led to a complete loss of MAOA function in males showing extreme forms of impulsive behavior and aggression [ 65 ] . More recently, the association with aggression was replicated in a study showing that maltreated children with certain alleles of MAOA were more likely to show aggressive behaviors [ 66 ] . MAOA male knockout mice also show high levels of aggression [ 67 ] . Less severe genetic variants are known to exist in MAOA which have been studied as candidates to explain various dimensions of psychiatric illness.
Monoamine oxidase (MAOA)
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The MAOA and MAOB genes are located on the X chromosome (Xp11) [ 63 ] and code for enzymes that catalyze the deamination of biogenic amines including the neurotransmitters norephinephrine, dopamine and serotonin.
No significant main effect or trend was observed for either MAOA polymorphism and overall reaction time.