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Association between corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 2 (CRHR2) gene polymorphism and personality traits.
Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences - 1 Aug 2006
Tochigi Mamoru, Kato Chieko, Otowa Takeshi, Hibino Hiroyuki, Marui Tetsuya, Ohtani Toshiyuki, Umekage Tadashi, Kato Nobumasa, Sasaki Tsukasa
Abstract excerpt
Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) has been implicated in the pathophysiology of anxiety disorders and depression. Corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 2 (CRHR2) is one of the receptors that mediate CRH signal. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the association between the CRHR2 gene and personality traits, evaluated using the Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO PI-R), in 243 healthy...
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