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Association of genetic polymorphisms with personality profile in individuals without psychiatric disorders.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry - 1 Oct 2012
Pełka-Wysiecka Justyna, Ziętek Joanna, Grzywacz Anna, Kucharska-Mazur Jolanta, Bienkowski Przemysław, Samochowiec Jerzy
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Population-based twin studies demonstrate that approximately 40-50% of the variability in personality dimensions results from genetic factors. This study assessed selected polymorphisms in the COMT Val158Met, MAOA 3'VNTR, 5HTTLPR, 102T/C 5-HT2A, DAT 3'VNTR and DRD2 exon 8 genes and evaluated their association with personality profiles, anxiety levels, and depressiveness in healthy subjects. METHODS:...
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