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Monoamine oxidase A gene promoter polymorphism affects novelty seeking and reward dependence in healthy study participants.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Apr 2006
Shiraishi Hiroaki, Suzuki Akihito, Fukasawa Takashi, Aoshima Toshiaki, Ujiie Yukihiro, Ishii Genki, Otani Koichi
Abstract excerpt
It has been suggested that monoamine oxidase A plays an important role in the characterization of personality. Previous studies on the association between the polymorphism of variable number tandem repeat in the promoter region of the monoamine oxidase A gene and personality traits have, however, been unproductive. In the present study, the association between the monoamine oxidase A variable number tandem repeat...
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