Genetic Influences on Female Infidelity and Number of Sexual Partners in Humans: A Linkage and Association Study of the Role of the Vasopressin Receptor Gene (AVPR1A)

Twin Research ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 649-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn F. Cherkas ◽  
Elizabeth C. Oelsner ◽  
Y. T. Mak ◽  
Anna Valdes ◽  
Tim D. Spector
Keyword(s):  
Association Study ◽  
Receptor Gene ◽  
Sexual Partners ◽  
Genetic Influences ◽  
Vasopressin Receptor ◽  
Number Of Sexual Partners ◽  
Female Infidelity

Genetic Influence on Reproductive Behavior in Female Rhesus Macaques

2005 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 551-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Trefilov ◽  
Peter J. P. Croucher ◽  
Michael Krawczak ◽  
Jörg Schmidtke
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Behavior ◽  
Rhesus Macaques ◽  
Receptor Gene ◽  
Sexual Partners ◽  
Genetic Influences ◽  
Female Rhesus ◽  
Number Of Sexual Partners ◽  
Female Rhesus Macaques ◽  
Female Infidelity

AbstractCommentary on Cherkas et al. (2004). Genetic Influences on Female Infidelity and Number of Sexual Partners in Humans: A Linkage and Association Study on the Role of the Vasopressin Receptor Gene (AVPR1A). Twin Research, 7, 649–658.

scholarly journals Genetic Influences on Female Infidelity and Number of Sexual Partners in Humans: A Linkage and Association Study of the Role of the Vasopressin Receptor Gene (AVPR1A)

Twin Research ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 649-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn F. Cherkas ◽  
Elizabeth C. Oelsner ◽  
Y. T. Mak ◽  
Anna Valdes ◽  
Tim D. Spector
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Receptor Gene ◽  
Sexual Partners ◽  
Genetic Influences ◽  
Vasopressin Receptor ◽  
Sexual Infidelity ◽  
Genome Wide ◽  
A Genome ◽  
Lifetime Number ◽  
Number Of Sexual Partners

AbstractIn humans, in contrast to animals, the genetic influences on infidelity are unclear. We report here a large study of over 1600 unselected United Kingdom female twin pairs who confidentially reported previous episodes of infidelity and total lifetime number of sexual partners, as well as attitudes towards infidelity. Our findings demonstrate that infidelity and number of sexual partners are both under moderate genetic influence (41% and 38% heritable, respectively) and the genetic correlation between these two traits is strong (47%). Conversely, attitudes towards infidelity are driven by shared and unique environmental, but not genetic, influences. A genome-wide linkage scan identified three suggestive but nonsignificant linkage areas associated with infidelity and number of sexual partners on chromosomes 3, 7 and 20 with a maximum LOD score of 2.46. We were unsuccessful in associating infidelity or number of sexual partners with a locus implicated in other mammals' sexual behavior, the vasopressin receptor gene. Nonetheless, our findings on the heritabil-ity of sexual infidelity and number of sexual partners provide support for certain evolutionary theories of human sexual behavior, as well as justifying further genetic and molecular research in this domain.

The Estimation of prostate specific antigen (PSA) concentrations in patients with prostatitis by fully automated ELISA technique.

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (11) ◽  
pp. 1100-1104
Author(s):  
Hussein Naeem Aldhaheri ◽  
Ihsan Edan AlSaimary ◽  
Murtadha Mohammed ALMusafer
Keyword(s):  
Personal Information ◽  
Receptor Gene ◽  
Specific Antigen ◽  
Gene Clusters ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Elisa Technique ◽  
And Control

      The Aim of this study was to determine Immunogenetic expression of  Toll-like receptor gene clusters related to prostatitis, to give acknowledge about Role of TLR in prostatitis immunity in men from Basrah and Maysan provinces. A case–control study included 135 confirmed prostatitis patients And 50 persons as a control group. Data about age, marital status, working, infertility, family history and personal information like (Infection, Allergy, Steroid therapy, Residency, Smoking, Alcohol Drinking, Blood group, Body max index (BMI) and the clinical finding for all patients of Prostatitis were collected. This study shows the effect of PSA level in patients with prostatitis and control group, with P-value <0.0001 therefore the study shows a positive significant between elevated PSA levels and Prostatitis.

The Hormonal Underpinnings of Sexual Communication

2020 ◽  
pp. 234-260
Author(s):  
Amanda Denes ◽  
Anuraj Dhillon ◽  
Ambyre L. P. Ponivas ◽  
Kara L. Winkler
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Sexual Communication ◽  
Receptor Gene ◽  
Oxytocin Receptor ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Oxytocin Receptor Gene ◽  
Broad Domain ◽  
Relational Outcomes

Sexual communication is a pivotal part of interpersonal relationships; recent research reveals associations between sexual communication and various relational outcomes. Within the broad domain of sexual communication, current scholarship specifically addresses the role of postsex communication in relationships and its links to physiological and genetic markers. Given these advancements, the present chapter offers an overview of research linking physiology, hormones, and genes to communication after sexual activity. The chapter first presents reviews of two key hormones in sexual communication research: testosterone (T) and oxytocin (O). The oxytocin receptor gene and its link to social behavior broadly, and sexual behavior specifically, is also explored. The chapter then offers a review of several theories relevant to understanding the hormonal underpinnings of sexual communication, as well as future directions for research exploring sexual communication and physiology.

Association study of polymorphisms in the GluR5 kainate receptor gene (GRIK1) with schizophrenia

2001 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroki Shibata ◽  
Akiko Joo ◽  
Yo Fujii ◽  
Ayako Tani ◽  
Chieko Makino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Association Study ◽  
Receptor Gene ◽  
Kainate Receptor
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