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Association study of the cytochrome P450 17 gene polymorphism with personality traits in healthy subjects.
Behavioural brain research - 1 Dec 2008
Matsumoto Yoshihiko, Suzuki Akihito, Shibuya Naoshi, Oshino Shingo, Kamata Mitsuhiro, Goto Kaoru, Otani Koichi
Abstract excerpt
There have been several studies suggesting that sex hormones are involved in characterization of human mental function and behaviour. Recently, it has been reported that the -34T/C polymorphism of cytochrome P450 17 (CYP17) gene affects sex hormone dispositions. Therefore, it is possible that the CYP17 -34T/C polymorphism affects personality traits. In the present study, the association of this genetic...
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