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Association between the type 4 dopamine receptor gene polymorphism and novelty seeking.
Psychosomatic medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Keltikangas-Järvinen Liisa, Elovainio Marko, Kivimäki Mika, Lichtermann Dirk, Ekelund Jesper, Peltonen Leena
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Mixed results have been reported on the association between the type 4 dopamine receptor gene (DRD4) and the temperament dimension of novelty seeking. We tested this association by specifying the analysis to components of novelty seeking. METHODS: Participants were 150 high and low novelty-seeking scorers (the highest and lowest 10%) from a randomized, population-based sample of Finnish citizens in six...
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