Association between Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor 196 G/A Polymorphism and Personality Traits in Healthy Subjects

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 124 B, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-63

  Itoh, Kanako ^a   Hashimoto, Kenji ^a   Kumakiri, Chikara ^a   Shimizu, Eiji ^a   Iyo, Masaomi ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

BDNF; Gender; Personality; Polymorphism; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CYTOSINE; GENE PRODUCT; GUANINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BDNF GENE; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; CHARACTER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 0347993749     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.20078     Document Type: Article

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