Association of MAOA Gene Polymorphisms with aggressive behaviors of some prisoners in Erbil city / Kurdistan region, Iraq

Abstract

analyzed using an ELISA kit to check the level of dopamine. Of the total of 35 criminal participants, there were only two MAOA gene variants identified, the first one was in exon 7 of the MAOA gene (rs1181634890) and the second was in exon 8 containing (rs6323) variants, %96.6 of participants had (rs6323) variants. Raised dopamine serum levels, in both variants, were reported. Our data confirmed a possible role for MAOA gene variants in the progression from aggressiveness to criminal behavior.