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Dopamine receptor D1 gene -48A/G polymorphism is associated with bipolar illness but not with schizophrenia in a Polish population.
Neuropsychobiology - 1 Jan 2006
Dmitrzak-Weglarz Monika, Rybakowski Janusz K, Slopien Agnieszka, Czerski Piotr M, Leszczynska-Rodziewicz Anna, Kapelski Pawel, Kaczmarkiewicz-Fass Magdalena, Hauser Joanna
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Dysregulation of dopaminergic neurotransmission has been implicated in the etiology of major psychoses. The dopamine D(1) receptor (DRD1) plays a role in some brain functions and mechanisms of psychotropic drugs. Therefore, the DRD1 gene makes a good candidate gene for molecular genetic studies i...
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