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Psychosis and aggression in Alzheimer's disease: the effect of dopamine receptor gene variation.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Dec 2001
Holmes C, Smith H, Ganderton R, Arranz M, Collier D, Powell J, Lovestone S
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This study investigated possible associations between selected polymorphisms in the dopamine receptor genes DRD1 and DRD3 with the presence of psychotic phenomena or aggressive behaviour in a community based cohort of 134 patients with late onset Alzheimer's disease. An association was found between the presence of psychotic symptoms and aggressive behaviour and the DRD1 polymorphism and between the presence of...
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