Impulsive-disinhibited personality and serotonin transporter gene polymorphisms: Association study in an inmate's sample

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 906-914

  Aluja, Anton ^a,b   Garcia, Luis F ^a,b   Blanch, Angel ^a,b   De Lorenzo, D ^a,b   Fibla, Joan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

5 HTTLPR; 5 HTTVNTR; Impulsive disinhibited personality traits

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA EXTRACTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IMPULSIVE DISINHIBITED PERSONALITY; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; PSYCHOSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRISONERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 67349167045     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2008.11.008     Document Type: Article

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