Variations in the dopamine beta-hydroxylase gene are not associated with the autonomic disorders, pure autonomic failure, or multiple system atrophy.

doi:10.1002/ajmg.a.20194

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Variations in the dopamine beta-hydroxylase gene are not associated with the autonomic disorders, pure autonomic failure, or multiple system atrophy.

American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Jul 2003

Cho Sonhae, Kim Chun-Hyung, Cubells Joseph F, Zabetian Cyrus P, Hwang Dong-Youn, Kim Jang-Woo, Cohen Bruce M, Biaggioni Italo, Robertson David, Kim Kwang-Soo

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Norepinephrine (NE) is the major neurotransmitter of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). Recent findings of an association between human NE deficiency and variants at the dopamine beta-hydroxylase (DBH) gene [Kim et al., 2002] prompted us to investigate these markers i...

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Variations in the dopamine beta-hydroxylase gene are not associated with the autonomic disorders, pure autonomic failure, or multiple system atrophy.

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