Chunk #47 — Materials and Methods — Assessment of Subjects’ Familial Adversity, Behavior Problems, Psychiatric Diagnoses and Criminal Records — Criminal record

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

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Canadian youth between 13 and 17 years who commit delinquent acts are referred to the juvenile courts. Subjects who were found guilty by a juvenile court were identified from official records. Using official records we also identified subjects in each group who had been convicted of a criminal offence between 18 and 24 years.