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DAT1 gene polymorphism in alcoholism: a family-based association study.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Mar 1999
Franke P, Schwab S G, Knapp M, Gänsicke M, Delmo C, Zill P, Trixler M, Lichtermann D, Hallmayer J, Wildenauer D B, Maier W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The present study tests the hypothesis that the 9-repeat allele of the dopamine transporter gene (DAT1; SLC6A3) is more frequent in alcohol-dependent probands--and in particular those with severe withdrawal symptoms (seizures and/or delirium)--compared to nonalcoholics. METHODS: To avoid stratification effects, the family-based association approach of Falk and Rubinstein was used in our sample of 87...
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