Differential DNA methylation regions in cytokine and transcription factor genomic loci associate with childhood physical aggression.

Animal and human studies suggest that inflammation is associated with behavioral disorders including aggression. We have recently shown that physical aggression of boys during childhood is strongly associated with reduced plasma levels of cytokines IL-1α, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8 and IL-10, later in early a...

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Main Authors: Nadine Provençal, Matthew J Suderman, Doretta Caramaschi, Dongsha Wang, Michael Hallett, Frank Vitaro, Richard E Tremblay, Moshe Szyf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3747262?pdf=render