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Towards a genetics of anxious temperament: from mice to men.
Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica. Supplementum - 1 Jan 1998
Gershenfeld H K, Paul S M
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An enduring question in the study of human personality is 'to what extent and how do genetic factors influence such personality constructs as "trait anxiety"?'. We selectively survey progress and obstacles in the genetic dissection of fear-like behavior, especially as it pertains to more constitutional forms of anxiety or anxious temperament. We emphasize the selection of phenotypic dimensions and the utility of...
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