ABO Blood Type and Personality Traits in Healthy Japanese Subjects

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 10; no. 5; p. e0126983
• Main Authors: Tsuchimine, Shoko, Saruwatari, Junji, Kaneda, Ayako, Yasui-Furukori, Norio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 15.05.2015; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: ABO blood-group system; ABO Blood-Group System - genetics; ABO Blood-Group System - physiology; ABO system; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Analysis; Blood; Blood groups; Covariance; DBH gene; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; Dopamine; Dopamine β-monooxygenase; Female; Genes; Genetic Association Studies; Genotypes; Genotyping; Humans; Japan; Male; Medicine; Middle Aged; Multivariate analysis; Pancreatic cancer; Personality; Personality - physiology; Personality Inventory; Personality traits; Plasmodium falciparum; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; Single nucleotide polymorphisms; Single-nucleotide polymorphism; Studies; Temperament - physiology; Young Adult; Japan

There is no scientific consensus that a relationship exists between the ABO blood group and personality traits. However, a recent study hypothesized that the dopamine beta-hydroxylase (DBH) gene is in linkage with the ABO gene. The sample population consisted of 1,427 healthy Japanese subjects who c...