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A possible association between the Val158Met polymorphism of the catechol-O-methyl transferase gene and the personality trait of harm avoidance in Japanese healthy subjects.
Neuroscience letters - 20 Nov 2007
Hashimoto Ryota, Noguchi Hiroko, Hori Hiroaki, Ohi Kazutaka, Yasuda Yuka, Takeda Masatoshi, Kunugi Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) is an enzyme that degrades various biogenic amines, which have been hypothesized to be associated with personality traits. We investigated a possible relationship between the COMT Val158Met polymorphism and personality traits assessed by the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) in 139 healthy subjects in a Japanese population. The number of Met alleles of the COMT Val/Met...
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