Association of DRD4 and COMT polymorphisms with disgust sensitivity in healthy volunteers

Neuropsychobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 105-112

  Kang, Jee In ^a,c   Kim, Se Joo ^b,c   Namkoong, Kee ^b,c   An, Suk Kyoon ^b,c  

^a National Health Insurance Corporation   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Association study; Catechol O methyltransferase; Disgust; Disgust Scale Revised; Disgust sensitivity; Dopamine; DRD4

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; METHIONINE; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D4; VALINE;

EID: 74249099487     PISSN: 0302282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000275822     Document Type: Article

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