Association study between a functional polymorphism of tyrosine hydroxylase gene promoter and personality traits in healthy subjects

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 208, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 209-212

  Sadahiro, Ryoichi ^a   Suzuki, Akihito ^a   Shibuya, Naoshi ^a   Kamata, Mitsuhiro ^b   Matsumoto, Yoshihiko ^a   Goto, Kaoru ^a   Otani, Koichi ^a  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Personality; Polymorphism; Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI); Tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; NORADRENALIN; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TEMPERAMENT AND CHARACTER INVENTORY; TH GENE; ADOLESCENT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEX FACTORS; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951922571     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2009.11.035     Document Type: Article

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