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[Lack of association between VNTR polymorphism of DAT gene and schizophrenia].
Psychiatria polska - 1 Jan 2000
Hauser Joanna, Kapelski Paweł, Czerski Piotr M, Godlewski Sebastian, Dmitrzak-Weglarz Monika, Twardowska Katarzyna, Rybakowski Janusz K
Abstract excerpt
The substantial importance of genetic factors in the etiology of schizophrenia was demonstrated in many studies. The complex model of disease inheritance seems to be the most probable, involving epistatic interaction of many genes. Association studies are based on the analysis of the so-called candidate genes, which are coding for neurotransmitter receptors, neurotransmitter transporters and enzymes involved in...
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