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Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies common variants in CTNNA2 associated with excitement-seeking.
Translational psychiatry - 18 Oct 2011
Terracciano A, Esko T, Sutin A R, de Moor M H M, Meirelles O, Zhu G, Tanaka T, Giegling I, Nutile T, Realo A, Allik J, Hansell N K, Wright M J, Montgomery G W, Willemsen G, Hottenga J-J, Friedl M, Ruggiero D, Sorice R, Sanna S, Cannas A, Räikkönen K, Widen E, Palotie A, Eriksson J G, Cucca F, Krueger R F, Lahti J, Luciano M, Smoller J W, van Duijn C M, Abecasis G R, Boomsma D I, Ciullo M, Costa P T, Ferrucci L, Martin N G, Metspalu A, Rujescu D, Schlessinger D, Uda M
Abstract excerpt
The tendency to seek stimulating activities and intense sensations define excitement-seeking, a personality trait akin to some aspects of sensation-seeking. This trait is a central feature of extraversion and is a component of the multifaceted impulsivity construct. Those who score high on measures of excitement-seeking are more likely to smoke, use other drugs, gamble, drive recklessly, have unsafe/unprotected...
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