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Lack of evidence for allelic association between personality traits and the dopamine D4 receptor gene polymorphisms.
The American journal of psychiatry - 1 May 1997
Jönsson E G, Nöthen M M, Gustavsson J P, Neidt H, Brené S, Tylec A, Propping P, Sedvall G C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Personality traits in human subjects have shown considerable heritable components. Recently, two research groups reported associations between dopamine D4 receptor genotypes and the personality trait known as novelty seeking. This study was an attempt to replicate these findings. METHOD: Three different exonic dopamine D4 receptor polymorphisms were genotyped in 126 healthy Swedish subjects....
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