A rare FokI RFLP in the human dopamine D2 receptor gene (DRD2).

doi:10.1007/BF00220561

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A rare FokI RFLP in the human dopamine D2 receptor gene (DRD2).

Human genetics - 1 May 1992

Lu C Y, Gérard N, Méreaux A G, Chaventré A, Joly J P, Elion J, Krishnamoorthy R

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A new biallelic polymorphism for FokI restriction enzyme due to C----T transition in the fourth intron of human DRD2 is described. It must be a usefull marker of this candidate gene for several mental disorders.

Topics

Base Sequence
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11
Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific
Gene Frequency
Genetic Markers
Humans
Introns
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
Oligodeoxyribonucleotides
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Receptors, Dopamine
Receptors, Dopamine D2
White People

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