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Haplotypes at the DRD2 locus and severe alcoholism.
American journal of medical genetics - 9 Oct 2000
Noble E P, Zhang X, Ritchie T L, Sparkes R S
Abstract excerpt
Association studies of the minor TaqI A allele of the D(2) dopamine receptor (DRD2) gene with alcoholism have produced conflicting findings. Failure to assess alcoholics for severity of their disorder and to screen controls for substance use have been proposed as causes for the discrepant results. In the present study, five diallelic sites spanning the DRD2 gene were determined in combined Caucasian...
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