Association between the type 4 dopamine receptor gene polymorphism and novelty seeking

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 471-476

  Keltikangas Järvinen, Liisa ^a   Elovainio, Marko ^a   Kivimäki, Mika ^a,b   Lichtermann, Dirk ^c,d   Ekelund, Jesper ^c   Peltonen, Leena ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

DRD4; Exploratory excitability; Genetic; Novelty seeking; Temperament

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 4 RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EXCITABILITY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERAMENT;

ADULT; ALLELES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D4;

EID: 19244374997     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PSY.0000041547.31072.25     Document Type: Article

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