Association of a functional polymorphism of the monoamine oxidase A gene promoter with personality and psychiatric symptoms

A. F. Jorm; A. S. Henderson; P. A. Jacomb; H. Christensen; A. E. Korten; B. Rodgers; X. Tan; S. Easteal

doi:10.1097/00041444-200010020-00006

Association of a functional polymorphism of the monoamine oxidase A gene promoter with personality and psychiatric symptoms

A. F. Jorm^*, A. S. Henderson, P. A. Jacomb, H. Christensen, A. E. Korten, B. Rodgers, X. Tan, S. Easteal

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A functional polymorphism in the promoter of the monoamine oxidase gene has recently been described by Sabol et al. This polymorphism is a strong candidate for associations with personality traits and psychiatric symptoms. We report relevant data from a general population sample of 850 Caucasian Australians. We found no associations with anxiety and depression symptoms, with personality traits that predispose to anxiety (neuroticism, behavioral inhibition, negative affect) or to a personality trait related to antisocial behavior (psychoticism). (C) 2000 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	87-90
Number of pages	4
Journal	Psychiatric Genetics
Volume	10
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00041444-200010020-00006
Publication status	Published - 2000

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