Association between tridimensional personality questionnaire (TPQ) traits and three functional polymorphisms: Dopamine receptor D4 (DRD4), serotonin transporter promoter region (5-HTTLPR) and catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT)

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 96-100

  Benjamin, J ^b   Osher, Y ^b   Kotler, M ^b   Gritsenko, I ^b   Nemanov, L ^b   Belmaker, R H ^b   Ebstein, R P ^a  

^a HERZOG HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Catechol O methyltransferase; Dopamine D4 receptor; Personality; Polymorphism; Serotonin transporter promoter; Tridimensional personality questionnaire

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; DOPAMINE 4 RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIBLING;

EID: 0002239040     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000640     Document Type: Article

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