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Combination of the serotonin transporter and norepinephrine transporter gene promoter polymorphisms might influence harm avoidance and novelty seeking in healthy females.
Neuroscience letters - 4 Jul 2008
Suzuki Akihito, Matsumoto Yoshihiko, Oshino Shingo, Kamata Mitsuhiro, Goto Kaoru, Otani Koichi
Abstract excerpt
It has been demonstrated that the interaction between serotonin transporter (5HTT) and norepinephrine transporter (NET) functions affects each transporter function and behavior in studies using knockout mice model. In the present study, we examined the effects of the 5HTT and NET gene promoter polymorphisms on personality traits in 575 Japanese healthy subjects. The 5HTT (long/short, L/S) and NET (-3081 A/T)...
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