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The A9 allele of the dopamine transporter gene increases the risk of visual hallucinations during alcohol withdrawal in alcohol-dependent women.
Neuroscience letters - 20 May 2004
Limosin Frédéric, Loze Jean-Yves, Boni Claudette, Fedeli Louis-Philippe, Hamon Michel, Rouillon Frédéric, Adès Jean, Gorwood Philip
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have found an association between the A9 allele (nine-copy repeat) of the dopamine transporter (DAT) gene and two complications of alcohol withdrawal, namely delirium tremens (DT) and alcohol withdrawal seizures (AWS). Most of these studies only included male alcohol-dependent patients. Even those that included a small proportion of women did not look at the effect of gender. We compared the...
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