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The MAO-A genotype does not modulate resting brain metabolism in adults
Nelly Alia-Klein1, Aarti Kriplani, Kith Pradhan
1Medical Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States. nellyklein@bnl.gov
Psychiatry Research
|August 19, 2008
Abstract:
Variation in the monoamine-oxidase-A (MAO-A) gene has been associated with volumetric changes in corticolimbic regions with differences in their response to relevant emotional tasks. Here we show no changes in baseline regional brain metabolism as a function of genotype indicating that, unchallenged, corticolimbic activity is not modulated by the MAO-A genotype.

