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Several recent studies, including two in this issue of Molecular Psychiatry, are continuing to explore the relationship between the dopamine D4 receptor repeat polymorphism (D4DR) and Novelty Seeking, a personality trait conspicuous in drug users and alcoholics.
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Ebstein, R., Belmaker, R. Saga of an adventure gene: Novelty Seeking, substance abuse and the dopamine D4 receptor (D4DR) exon III repeat polymorphism. Mol Psychiatry 2, 381–384 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.mp.4000315
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