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The Search for Biological Predictors of Criminal Violence The Search for Biological Predictors of Criminal Violence
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Monoamine Oxidase A and “Brunner Syndrome” Monoamine Oxidase A and “Brunner Syndrome”
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From Brunner Syndrome to the Interaction of Nature and Nurture From Brunner Syndrome to the Interaction of Nature and Nurture
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Intervening on the “Genetic Predisposition to Violence” Intervening on the “Genetic Predisposition to Violence”
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Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis: Screening against Low-MAOA Individuals Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis: Screening against Low-MAOA Individuals
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Newborn Screening: Monitoring and Intervening on Low-MAOA Individuals Newborn Screening: Monitoring and Intervening on Low-MAOA Individuals
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From a “Genetic Predisposition” to a Differential Susceptibility From a “Genetic Predisposition” to a Differential Susceptibility
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Interaction as a Change in Scale Interaction as a Change in Scale
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Interaction as a Change in Rank Interaction as a Change in Rank
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A Question (or Qualification) of Significance A Question (or Qualification) of Significance
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Intervening on the Differential Susceptibility Intervening on the Differential Susceptibility
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Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis: The Danger of Screening against Low-MAOA Individuals Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis: The Danger of Screening against Low-MAOA Individuals
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Newborn Screening: The Danger of Monitoring and Intervening on Low-MAOA Individuals Newborn Screening: The Danger of Monitoring and Intervening on Low-MAOA Individuals
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An Alternative: What about Intervening on the Environmental Side? An Alternative: What about Intervening on the Environmental Side?
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7 Disarming the “Genetic Predisposition to Violence”: The Dangers of Mischaracterizing Interaction
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Published:June 2014
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In 2002, scientists were reported to have discovered a “genetic predisposition to violence” in the form of the MAOA gene (monoamine oxidase A). Bioethicists reflecting on the discovery recommended that parents should use preimplantation genetic diagnosis to genetically test their embryos for the dangerous gene and encouraged states to screen newborns for those children who harboured the criminal tendency. This chapter shows that scientists never in fact discovered a genetic predisposition to violence, for discussions of the 2002 study that conceive of the study in that way fundamentally mischaracterize the results about MAOA. This mischaracterization has corrupted the bioethical discussions, leading to dangerous confusion about who does and does not bear a “predisposition to violence”.
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