The Ankyrin Repeat and Kinase Domain Containing 1 Gene Polymorphism (ANKK1 Taq1A) and Personality Traits in Addicted Subjects

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 16; no. 15; p. 2687
• Main Authors: Grzywacz, Anna, Chmielowiec, Jolanta, Chmielowiec, Krzysztof, Mroczek, Bożena, Masiak, Jolanta, Suchanecka, Aleksandra, Sipak-Szmigiel, Olimpia, Szumilas, Kamila, Trybek, Grzegorz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 27.07.2019; MDPI
• Subjects: Addictions; Adult; Alleles; Altruism; Anxiety; Anxiety Disorders; Compliance; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; Dopamine; Female; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Genotype; Humans; Kinases; Male; Nervous system; Personality - genetics; Personality disorders; Personality Inventory; Personality traits; Phenotype; Polymorphism; Polymorphism, Genetic; Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases - genetics; Psychometrics; Questionnaires; Substance-Related Disorders - genetics; Substance-Related Disorders - psychology; Young Adult; United States > US; polymorphism; polysubstance use disorder; personality traits; addiction
• ISSN: 1660-4601; 1661-7827; 1660-4601
• DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16152687

The Taq1A polymorphism located in the ANKK1 gene is one of the most widely studied polymorphisms in regards to the genetics of behavior and addiction. The aim of our study was to analyze this polymorphism with regard to personality characteristics and anxiety measured by means of the Personality Inv...