Genetic modulation of personality traits: A systematic review of the literature

International Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-15

  Balestri, Martina ^a   Calati, Raffaella ^b   Serretti, Alessandro ^a   De Ronchi, Diana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

Author keywords

anxiety; gene environment interaction; genetic association studies; genetics; impulsivity; personality; socialization; spirituality

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; CYTOCHROME P450; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ALLELE; ANXIETY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXON; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MEDLINE; MENTAL PATIENT; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TRAIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANXIETY; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DOPAMINE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SOCIALIZATION; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84890440228     PISSN: 02681315     EISSN: 14735857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YIC.0b013e328364590b     Document Type: Review

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