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No association between monoamine oxidase A promoter polymorphism and personality traits in Japanese females.
Neuroscience letters - 9 Dec 2005
Hakamata Yuko, Takahashi Nagahide, Ishihara Ryoko, Saito Shinichi, Ozaki Norio, Honjo Shuji, Ono Yutaka, Inada Toshiya
Abstract excerpt
Monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) is an enzyme involved in the metabolism of monoamine neurotransmitters such as dopamine, serotonin, and noradrenaline in the brain. Previous studies have demonstrated a significant association between MAO-A gene polymorphism and personality traits in males. The purpose of the present study was to examine this association in females. The subjects were 219 healthy Japanese females. We...
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