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Association analysis between Tourette's syndrome and dopamine D1 receptor gene in Taiwanese children.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Dec 2004
Chou I-Ching, Tsai Chang-Hai, Lee Cheng-Chun, Kuo Haung-Tsung, Hsu Yu-An, Li Chia-Ing, Tsai Fuu-Jen
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Recent research suggests that Tourette's syndrome (TS) may result from a defect in the dopamine system. The dopamine 1 receptor (DRD1) gene is a candidate gene in the study of the etiology of neuropsychiatric diseases that may involve dopaminergic abnormalities. We sought to test the hypothesis that the DRD1 gene might play a role in TS. METHODS: By performing an association study, we collected an...
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