Article
Alcoholism and the D2 receptor gene.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Aug 1992
Cook B L, Wang Z W, Crowe R R, Hauser R, Freimer M
Abstract excerpt
The allelic association of the human dopamine D2 receptor gene and alcoholism was evaluated in 20 male alcoholics and 20 controls (sex, race, and geographic place of birth matched). This study further examines the issue of alcoholism severity and A1 allele frequency. No difference in A1 allele fr...
Topics
- Adult
- Alcoholism
- Alleles
- DNA Probes
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Hepatitis, Alcoholic
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Receptors, Dopamine
- Receptors, Dopamine D2