Genetic variants implicated in personality: A review of the more promising candidates

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 131 B, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 20-32

  Savitz, Jonathan B ^a   Ramesar, Rajkumar S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dopamine receptor; Review; Serotonin transporter; Temperament

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 4 RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ALLELE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPISTASIS; GENE INTERACTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PERSONALITY; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D4; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 7644223362     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.20155     Document Type: Review

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