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Association between a promoter dopamine D2 receptor gene variant and the personality trait detachment.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Apr 2003
Jönsson Erik G, Cichon Sven, Gustavsson J Petter, Grünhage Frank, Forslund Kaj, Mattila-Evenden Marja, Rylander Gunnar, Asberg Marie, Farde Lars, Propping Peter, Nöthen Markus M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Personality traits have shown considerable heritable components. Striatal dopamine D(2) receptor density, as determined by positron-emission tomography, has been associated with detached personality, as assessed by the Karolinska Scales of Personality. A putative functional promoter polymorphism in the dopamine D(2) receptor gene (DRD2), -141C ins/del, has been associated with dopamine D(2) receptor...
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