Article
Analysis of DRD4 and DAT polymorphisms and behavioral inhibition in healthy adults: implications for impulsivity.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 5 Jan 2008
Congdon Eliza, Lesch Klaus Peter, Canli Turhan
Abstract excerpt
Impulsivity, a highly prevalent symptom in multiple psychiatric disorders, is a partially heritable trait influenced by specific biological mechanisms. In particular, dopamine is proposed to play a role in impulsive behaviors and recent studies have implicated functional polymorphisms of dopamine-related genes in impulsive behaviors across different clinical and behavioral classifications. However, most have not...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Alleles
- Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Humans
- Impulsive Behavior
- Inhibition, Psychological
