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Association study between a functional polymorphism of tyrosine hydroxylase gene promoter and personality traits in healthy subjects.
Behavioural brain research - 17 Mar 2010
Sadahiro Ryoichi, Suzuki Akihito, Shibuya Naoshi, Kamata Mitsuhiro, Matsumoto Yoshihiko, Goto Kaoru, Otani Koichi
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According to the Cloninger's theory, personality consists of temperaments, which are automatic emotional reactions and habits, and characters, which are the self-concepts about goals and values. It has been suggested that temperaments are highly heritable and related to catecholaminergic neurotransmission. Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) is the initial and rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of catecholamines such...
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