A regulatory monoamine oxidase A promoter polymorphism and personality traits

Neuropsychobiology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 190-193

  Garpenstrand, Håkan ^a,d   Norton, Nadine ^b   Damberg, Mattias ^a   Rylander, Gunnar ^c   Forslund, Kaj ^c   Mattila Evenden, Marja ^c   Gustavsson, J Petter ^c   Ekblom, Jonas ^a   Oreland, Lars ^a   Bergman, Hans ^c   Owen, Michael J ^b   Jönsson, Erik G ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amino oxidase; Candidate gene; Monoamine oxidase A; Personality; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RATING SCALE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GENES, REGULATOR; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 12244296448     PISSN: 0302282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000067804     Document Type: Article

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