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Novelty seeking: interaction between parental alcohol use and dopamine D4 receptor gene exon III polymorphism over 17 years.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Jun 2005
Lahti Jari, Räikkönen Katri, Ekelund Jesper, Peltonen Leena, Raitakari Olli T, Keltikangas-Järvinen Liisa
Abstract excerpt
Recent meta-analyses have questioned the association between the dopamine receptor D4 (DRD4) gene polymorphism and the temperament trait of novelty seeking, and proposed an interaction between the polymorphism and other factors. We wanted to test whether parental alcohol use during childhood moderated the effect of an offspring dopamine receptor gene (DRD4) polymorphism on the temperament trait of novelty seeking...
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