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Association between angiotensin I-converting enzyme insertion/deletion gene functional polymorphism and novelty seeking personality in healthy females.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry - 1 Jan 2006
Shimizu Eiji, Hashimoto Kenji, Ohgake Shintaro, Koizumi Hiroki, Okamura Naoe, Koike Kaori, Fujisaki Mihisa, Iyo Masaomi
Abstract excerpt
A certain type of personality is at risk for developing psychiatric diseases. Several lines of evidence support the interaction between brain angiotensins and central catecholamine systems, and suggest that angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) may be a reasonable candidate gene for psychiatric disorders. The present study examined the possibility that ACE insertion (I)/deletion (D) functional polymorphism might...
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