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Association analysis of the dopaminergic receptor 2 gene Tag1B rs1079597 and personality traits among a cohort of professional athletes

Monika Michałowska-Sawczyn
1
,
Kinga Humińska-Lisowska
1
,
Krzysztof Chmielowiec
2
,
Jolanta Chmielowiec
2
,
Aleksandra Strońska-Pluta
3
,
Aleksandra Suchanecka
3
,
Łukasz Zadroga
4
,
Myosotis Massidda
5
,
Carla Maria Calò
6
,
Remigiusz Recław
3
,
Anna Grzywacz
3

  1. Faculty of Physical Education, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Poland
  2. Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Collegium Medicum, University of Zielona Góra, 28 Zyty St., 65-046 Zielona Góra, Poland
  3. Independent Laboratory of Behavioral Genetics and Epigenetics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland
  4. Student Scientific Club of Independent Laboratory of Genetics and Behavioral Epigenetics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland
  5. Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Italy
  6. Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Italy
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):35–43
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.139470
Online publish date: 2024/08/30
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