No association between serotonin transporter gene polymorphisms and personality traits.

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No association between serotonin transporter gene polymorphisms and personality traits.

American journal of medical genetics - 20 Aug 1999

Gustavsson J P, Nöthen M M, Jönsson E G, Neidt H, Forslund K, Rylander G, Mattila-Evenden M, Sedvall G C, Propping P, Asberg M

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Human family and twin studies have established considerable heritable components in personality traits as assessed by self-report questionnaires. Recently, an association between a functional polymorphism in the upstream regulatory region of the serotonin transporter gene and neuroticism-related personality traits was reported. Two different serotonin transporter polymorphisms including the previously associated...

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Adult
Aged
Alleles
Carrier Proteins
Case-Control Studies
Female
Genotype
Humans
Male
Membrane Glycoproteins
Membrane Transport Proteins
Middle Aged
Nerve Tissue Proteins
Neurotic Disorders

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Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins

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