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americancorn t1_j5f6cav wrote

Reply to comment by coilycat in My fiance and I decided to do an ancestry DNA test. She has the rare Monoamine oxidase A gene, short for MAOA by Coureherritt

Actually the opposite i’m p sure! Most ppl have working monoamine oxidase A.

The few ppl w a genetic mutation of MAOA like it seems OP has, have trouble getting rid of serotonin, norepinephrine, etc. In these cases, too much of them leads to aggression, angry-reactions, etc. Whereas most ppl take MAOIs in order to increase those chemicals (by stopping the MAO enzymes from working)

I thought the same as u but got curious and fell deep into wiki lol

TLDR “Special” MAOA gene 🧬 —> mutation of an MAO enzyme so it doesn’t work properly. In effect comparable to taking too many MAOIs from birth.

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