Genetic determinants of financial risk taking.

Individuals vary in their willingness to take financial risks. Here we show that variants of two genes that regulate dopamine and serotonin neurotransmission and have been previously linked to emotional behavior, anxiety and addiction (5-HTTLPR and DRD4) are significant determinants of risk taking i...

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Autores principales:	Camelia M Kuhnen, Joan Y Chiao
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a42201bb20b844d8a5ca52624b3c046f2021-11-25T06:17:23ZGenetic determinants of financial risk taking.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0004362https://doaj.org/article/a42201bb20b844d8a5ca52624b3c046f2009-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19209222/pdf/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Individuals vary in their willingness to take financial risks. Here we show that variants of two genes that regulate dopamine and serotonin neurotransmission and have been previously linked to emotional behavior, anxiety and addiction (5-HTTLPR and DRD4) are significant determinants of risk taking in investment decisions. We find that the 5-HTTLPR s/s allele carriers take 28% less risk than those carrying the s/l or l/l alleles of the gene. DRD4 7-repeat allele carriers take 25% more risk than individuals without the 7-repeat allele. These findings contribute to the emerging literature on the genetic determinants of economic behavior.Camelia M KuhnenJoan Y ChiaoPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 4, Iss 2, p e4362 (2009)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Camelia M Kuhnen Joan Y Chiao Genetic determinants of financial risk taking.
description	Individuals vary in their willingness to take financial risks. Here we show that variants of two genes that regulate dopamine and serotonin neurotransmission and have been previously linked to emotional behavior, anxiety and addiction (5-HTTLPR and DRD4) are significant determinants of risk taking in investment decisions. We find that the 5-HTTLPR s/s allele carriers take 28% less risk than those carrying the s/l or l/l alleles of the gene. DRD4 7-repeat allele carriers take 25% more risk than individuals without the 7-repeat allele. These findings contribute to the emerging literature on the genetic determinants of economic behavior.
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title	Genetic determinants of financial risk taking.
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Genetic determinants of financial risk taking.

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