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Association between the adrenergic alpha 2A receptor gene (ADRA2A) and measures of irritability, hostility, impulsivity and memory in normal subjects.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Mar 2000
Comings D E, Johnson J P, Gonzalez N S, Huss M, Saucier G, McGue M, MacMurray J
Abstract excerpt
The noradrenergic system has been implicated in arousal, vigilance, irritability hostility, and memory. This suggests the hypothesis that genetic variants at noradrenergic receptors may be risk factors of these behaviors. To test this hypothesis, the potential association between measures of these traits and genetic variation at the adrenergic2A receptor gene (ADRA2A), using a common single nucleotide...
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