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Association of the dopamine transporter gene with alcoholism.
Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) - 1 Jan 2000
Köhnke Michael D, Batra Anil, Kolb Werner, Köhnke Annette M, Lutz Ulrich, Schick Sandra, Gaertner Ines
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: It was investigated whether the allele A9 of the dopamine transporter gene (DAT1; SLC6A3) is associated with alcoholism, delirium tremens (DT), alcohol withdrawal seizures (AWS), or the daily alcohol intake. METHODS: A group of 102 healthy subjects and 216 alcoholics, including 97 patients with a history of mild withdrawal symptoms, 65 with a history of AWS and 83 with a history of DT were genotyped and...
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