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Family-based study of the association of the dopamine D2 receptor gene (DRD2) with habitual smoking.
American journal of medical genetics - 14 Feb 2000
Bierut L J, Rice J P, Edenberg H J, Goate A, Foroud T, Cloninger C R, Begleiter H, Conneally P M, Crowe R R, Hesselbrock V, Li T K, Nurnberger J I, Porjesz B, Schuckit M A, Reich T
Abstract excerpt
A recent study showed an association between the dopamine D2 receptor gene (DRD2) and smoking. The purpose of this study was to determine if the familial transmission of smoking is linked to variation at the DRD2 locus in a genetically informative sample. Subjects were identified in alcohol treatment centers and their relatives were recruited for study. All subjects were interviewed to assess alcohol dependence,...
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