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Male limited association of the dopamine receptor D2 gene TaqI a polymorphism and alcohol dependence.
American journal of medical genetics - 1 Nov 2002
Limosin Frédéric, Gorwood Philip, Loze Jean-Yves, Dubertret Caroline, Gouya Laurent, Deybach Jean-Charles, Adès Jean
Abstract excerpt
Association studies of the TaqI A allele of the dopamine receptor D2 (DRD2) gene with alcohol dependence have produced conflicting findings. Although a wide series of clinical features have been considered in the different association studies performed, very few studies specifically analyzed the role of gender. We compared the TaqI A polymorphisms of the DRD2 gene in 120 French Caucasian alcohol-dependent...
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