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Possible involvement of the dopamine D3 receptor locus in subtypes of bipolar affective disorder.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Mar 2000
Chiaroni P, Azorin J M, Dassa D, Henry J M, Giudicelli S, Malthiéry Y, Planells R
Abstract excerpt
The dopamine D3 receptor gene is of potential interest in the physiopathology of affective disorder because of its expression pattern in brain structures controlling various aspects of behaviour, cognition and emotions. Moreover, it encodes for a receptor protein that is a target for psychotropic drugs, which turn out to be efficient in the treatment of this disorder. Two polymorphisms have been described at this...
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