Association of dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4) exon III repeat polymorphism with temperament in 3-year-old infants

Neurogenetics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 207-212

  De Luca, Alessandro ^a   Rizzardi, Mario ^b   Buccino, Anna ^a   Alessandroni, Rosina ^c   Salvioli, Gian Paolo ^c   Filograsso, Nando ^b   Novelli, Giuseppe ^d   Dallapiccola, Bruno ^a,e  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dopamine D4 receptor; DRD4; Intensity of reaction; Temperament; Toddler Temperament Scale

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 4 RECEPTOR;

ADAPTATION; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERAMENT;

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXONS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D4; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 0141680334     PISSN: 13646745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10048-003-0146-z     Document Type: Article

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