Association study of a functional MAOA-uVNTR gene polymorphism and personality traits in Chinese young females

Neuropsychobiology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 118-121

  Yu, Younger W Y ^a   Yang, Chih Wei ^b   Wu, Hung Chi ^c   Tsai, Shih Jen ^d,e   Hong, Chen Jee ^d,e   Chen, Ming Chao ^c   Chen, Tai Jui ^b,f  

^a Yu's Psychiatric Clinic   (Taiwan)

^b E DA HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c KAI SUAN PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Monoamine oxidase A; Personality traits; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A; ISOENZYME;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHINESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REWARD; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; ALLELES; CHINA; DNA; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEAR; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TESTS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REWARD;

EID: 24944441740     PISSN: 0302282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000087556     Document Type: Article

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