Lack of evidence for allelic association between personality traits and the dopamine D4 receptor gene polymorphisms
American Journal of PsychiatryPublished 1 May 1997
Erik G. Jönsson, Markus M. Nöthen, Petter Gustavsson, Helge Neidt, Stefan Brené, A. Tylec
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The previously reported association between dopamine D4 receptor alleles and novelty seeking was not replicated and possible reasons include differences in personality inventories, ethnicity, and type I or type II errors.
Abstract
The previously reported association between dopamine D4 receptor alleles and novelty seeking was not replicated. Possible reasons for this include differences in personality inventories, ethnicity, and type I or type II errors.
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