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The TaqI A1 allele of the dopamine D2 receptor gene and alcoholism in Brazil: association and interaction with stress and harm avoidance on severity prediction.
American journal of medical genetics - 12 Jun 2000
Bau C H, Almeida S, Hutz M H
Abstract excerpt
Allele and genotype frequencies of the TaqI A polymorphism of dopamine D2 receptor (DRD2) gene were compared in 115 alcohol-dependent Brazilian males and 114 ethnically matched controls. Regression analyses were performed to test for an interactive effect between the DRD2 TaqI A1 allele and measures of stress and harm avoidance on severity of alcoholism and number of antisocial personality symptoms. A slightly...
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