Search Results - "Virkkunen, M"

Genetic background of extreme violent behavior by Tiihonen, J, Rautiainen, M-R, Ollila, H M, Repo-Tiihonen, E, Virkkunen, M, Palotie, A, Pietiläinen, O, Kristiansson, K, Joukamaa, M, Lauerma, H, Saarela, J, Tyni, S, Vartiainen, H, Paananen, J, Goldman, D, Paunio, T

“…In developed countries, the majority of all violent crime is committed by a small group of antisocial recidivistic offenders, but no genes have been shown to…”
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Breakfast skipping and health-compromising behaviors in adolescents and adults by KESKI-RAHKONEN, A, KAPRIO, J, RISSANEN, A, VIRKKUNEN, M, ROSE, R. J

“…To investigate which sociodemographic factors and behaviors are associated with breakfast skipping in adolescents and adults. Five birth cohorts of adolescent…”
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Genome-wide association study of antisocial personality disorder by Rautiainen, M-R, Paunio, T, Repo-Tiihonen, E, Virkkunen, M, Ollila, H M, Sulkava, S, Jolanki, O, Palotie, A, Tiihonen, J

“…The pathophysiology of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) remains unclear. Although the most consistent biological finding is reduced grey matter volume in…”
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Impulsive alcohol-related risk-behavior and emotional dysregulation among individuals with a serotonin 2B receptor stop codon by Tikkanen, R, Tiihonen, J, Rautiainen, M R, Paunio, T, Bevilacqua, L, Panarsky, R, Goldman, D, Virkkunen, M

“…A relatively common stop codon (Q20*) was identified in the serotonin 2B receptor gene ( HTR2B ) in a Finnish founder population in 2010 and it was associated…”
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A functional polymorphism in the MAOA gene promoter (MAOA-LPR) predicts central dopamine function and body mass index by DUCCI, F, NEWMAN, T. K, FUNT, S, BROWN, G. L, VIRKKUNEN, M, GOLDMAN, D

“…Variation in brain monoaminergic activity is heritable and modulates risk of alcoholism and other addictions, as well as food intake and energy expenditure…”
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Influence of a HTR2B Stop Codon on Glucagon Homeostasis and Glucose Excursion in Non-Diabetic Men by Tikkanen, R, Saukkonen, T, Fex, M, Bennet, H, Rautiainen, M-R, Paunio, T, Koskinen, M, Panarsky, R, Bevilacqua, L, Sjöberg, R L, Tiihonen, J, Virkkunen, M

“…Limited data are available about the role of the serotonin 2B (5-HT2B) receptor in the function of human islets. This study aimed to test whether the 5-HT2B…”
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Association of galanin haplotypes with alcoholism and anxiety in two ethnically distinct populations by BELFER, I, HIPP, H, GOLDMAN, D, ENOCH, M. A, MCKNIGHT, C, EVANS, C, BUZAS, B, BOLLETTINO, A, ALBAUGH, B, VIRKKUNEN, M, YUAN, Q, MAX, M. B

“…The neuropeptide galanin (GAL) is widely expressed in the central nervous system. Animal studies have implicated GAL in alcohol abuse and anxiety: chronic…”
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Mu opioid receptor gene variants: lack of association with alcohol dependence by Bergen, A W, Kokoszka, J, Peterson, R, Long, J C, Virkkunen, M, Linnoila, M, Goldman, D

“…The mu opioid receptor is implicated in the reward, tolerance and withdrawal effects of alcohol and other drugs of abuse. This hypothesis is supported by the…”
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Alcoholism is associated with GALR3 but not two other galanin receptor genes by Belfer, I., Hipp, H., Bollettino, A., McKnight, C., Evans, C., Virkkunen, M., Albaugh, B., Max, M. B., Goldman, D., Enoch, M. A.

“…The neuropeptide galanin is widely expressed in the periphery and the central nervous system and mediates diverse physiological processes and behaviors…”
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The association between the dopamine D4 receptor (D4DR) 16 amino acid repeat polymorphism and novelty seeking by Malhotra, A K, Virkkunen, M, Rooney, W, Eggert, M, Linnoila, M, Goldman, D

“…Ebstein and colleagues have recently reported a significant association between the 7-repeat allele of the dopamine D4 receptor (D4DR) 16 amino acid repeat…”
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Nucleotide sequence variation within the human tyrosine kinase B neurotrophin receptor gene: association with antisocial alcohol dependence by Xu, K, Anderson, T R, Neyer, K M, Lamparella, N, Jenkins, G, Zhou, Z, Yuan, Q, Virkkunen, M, Lipsky, R H

“…To identify sequence variants in genes that may have roles in neuronal responses to alcohol, we resequenced the 5' region of tyrosine kinase B neurotrophin…”
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S.20.04 5-HT2B receptor and impulsivity by Bevilacqua, L, Doly, S, Kaprio, J, Maroteaux, L, Coccaro, E, Rose, R.J, Virkkunen, M, Goldman, D

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Effect of a single-dose of olanzapine on sleep in healthy females and males by Lindberg, N, Virkkunen, M, Tani, P, Appelberg, B, Virkkala, J, Rimón, R, Porkka-Heiskanen, T

“…The effect of a single dose of 10 mg olanzapine on healthy volunteers of both sexes was examined using polysomnography and power spectral analysis. The…”
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Identification of four variants in the tryptophan hydroxylase promoter and association to behavior by ROTONDO, A, SCHUEBEL, K. E, BERGEN, A. W, ARAGON, R, VIRKKUNEN, M, LINNOILA, M, GOLDMAN, D, NIELSEN, D. A

“…One of the most replicated findings in biological psychiatry is the observation of lower 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid concentrations, the major metabolite of…”
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Low brain serotonin turnover rate (low CSF 5-HIAA) and impulsive violence by VIRKKUNEN, M, GOLDMAN, D, NIELSEN, D. A, LINNOILA, M

“…The findings of a series of studies by the authors support the idea that most impulsive offenders who have a tendency to behave aggressively while intoxicated…”
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Criminal and psychiatric histories of Finnish arsonists by Repo, E., Virkkunen, M., Rawlings, R., Linnoila, M.

“…We investigated psychiatric and demographic variables and lifetime criminality among arsonists referred for a pre‐trial psychiatric assessment. The medical and…”
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Relationship between omega-3 fatty acids and plasma neuroactive steroids in alcoholism, depression and controls by Nieminen, L.R.G., Makino, K.K., Mehta, N., Virkkunen, M., Kim, H.Y., Hibbeln, J.R.

“…Deficiency in the long-chain ω-3 fatty acid, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) has been associated with increased corticotropin releasing hormone and may contribute…”
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Urinary free cortisol secretion in habitually violent offenders by Virkkunen, M

“…Male violent offenders (n = 90) and residivious arsonists (n = 10) were investigated by urinary (24 h) free cortisol measurements at mental examination on a…”
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Decrease of energy expenditure causes weight increase in olanzapine treatment - a case study by Virkkunen, M, Wahlbeck, K, Rissanen, A, Naukkarinen, H, Franssila-Kallunki, A

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the mechanisms underlying weight gain induced by the atypical antipsychotic, olanzapine. We performed euglycemic,…”
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Citalopram, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, in the treatment of aggression in schizophrenia by Vartiainen, H, Tiihonen, J, Putkonen, A, Koponen, H, Virkkunen, M, Hakola, P, Lehto, H

“…The aim of this double-blind cross-over study was to investigate whether treatment with the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, citalopram reduces…”
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