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Gender-specific molecular heterosis of dopamine D2 receptor gene (DRD2) for smoking in schizophrenia.
American journal of medical genetics - 8 Aug 2002
Lee Hong-Seock, Kim Seung-Hyun, Lee Heon-Jeong, Kim Leen, Lee Sang-Kyu, Jang Dong-Won, Lee Min Soo, Son Bong-Gi, Suh Kwang-Yoon, Kim Sangduk
Abstract excerpt
We examined the genetic effect of DRD2 A1 allele in 167 Korean schizophrenics in relation to their smoking habit. Although there was no apparent difference in the genotype distributions of DRD2 gene among the female schizophrenics (n = 66), the male counterpart (n = 101) showed significant differences in their genotype distributions. The comparison between male smoking and non-smoking patients showed the...
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