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A polymorphism of DRD2 gene and brain atrophy in methamphetamine psychosis.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Oct 2004
Harano M, Uchimura N, Abe H, Ishibashi M, Iida N, Yanagimoto K, Tanaka T, Maeda H, Sora I, Iyo M, Komiyama T, Yamada M, Sekine Y, Inada T, Ozaki N, Ujike H
Abstract excerpt
Our group, Ujike et al., recently reported that the A1 allele of TaqI A polymorphism of the dopamine receptor D2 (DRD2) gene, associated with transient psychosis, significantly differs from that of patients with prolonged psychosis in methamphetamine psychosis. Therefore, we examined the association between the TaqI A polymorphism of the DRD2 gene and the brain MRI view for patients with methamphetamine...
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