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Genetic variants implicated in personality: A review of the more promising candidates
Abstract
Alleles of the serotonin transporter gene ( SERT ) and the dopamine 4 receptor gene ( DRD4 ) were first associated with anxiety‐related and novelty‐seeking personality traits, respectively, in 1996. These early successes precipitated a flood of research into the genetic basis of personality; a quest that has yet to yield decisive answers. Here, both the theoretical and the empirical evidence implicating specific loci—in particular SERT and DRD4—in the development of personality is evaluated. Despite a paucity of statistically significant results following post‐hoc analysis, and an excess of positive results derived from studies with small sample sizes, the existence of a genuine effect is argued for: a gene‐personality relationship rendered periodically latent through genetic epistasis, gene–environment interactions, variation in genetic background, and the presence of other confounding variables. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
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- Savitz, J. B., & Ramesar, R. S.
- Venue
- American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2004-09-23
- Volume
- 131B
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 20-32
- ISSN
- 1552-4841
- 1552-485X
- Cited by
- 114
- References
- 161
- Language
- en
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