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The Dopamine Receptor D4 Gene (DRD4) and Self-Reported Risk Taking in the Economic Domain
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- Dreber Almenberg, Anna (author)
- Stockholm School of Economics,Handelshögskolan i Stockholm
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- Rand, D.G. (author)
- Harvard University (US)
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- Wernerfelt, N. (author)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
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- Garcia, Justin R. (author)
- Binghamton University (US)
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- Lum, J. Koji (author)
- Binghamton University (US)
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- Zeckhauser, R. (author)
- Harvard University (US)
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- 2011
- English.
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- Background: Recent evidence suggests that individual variation in risk taking is partly due to genetic factors. Methodology/Principal Findings: We explore how self-reported risk taking in different domains correlates with variation in the dopamine receptor D4 gene (DRD4). Past studies conflict on the influence of DRD4 in relation to risk taking. A sample of 237 serious tournament contract bridge players, experts on risk taking in one domain, was genotyped for having a 7-repeat allele (7R+) or not (7R-) at DRD4. No difference was found between 7R+ and 7R- individuals in general risk taking or in several other risk-related activities. Conclusion: In this sample of individuals (tournament bridge players) there is no relationship between DRD4 genotype and self-reported risk taking in different domains.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences (hsv//eng)
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