Association of A Duplicated Repeat Polymorphism in the 5′ -Untranslated Region of the DRD4 Gene with Novelty Seeking

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 126 B, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 95-98

  Rogers, Geraldine ^a   Joyce, Peter ^a   Mulder, Roger ^a   Sellman, Donglas ^a   Miller, Allison ^a   Allington, Melanie ^a   Olds, Robin ^b   Wells, Elisabeth ^a   Kennedy, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Length polymorphism; PCR

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 4 RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DRD4 GENE; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEREDITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOVELTY SEEKING BEHAVIOR; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; UNTRANSLATED REGION;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALLELES; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIGREE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D4; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 1842434980     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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