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Diversity and relationship between Iranian ethnic groups: human dopamine transporter gene (DAT1) VNTR genotyping.
American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council - 1 Jan 2000
Banoei Mohammad Mehdi, Chaleshtori Morteza Hashemzadeh, Sanati Mohammah Hossein, Panahi Mehdi Shafa Sharait, Majidizadeh Tayebeh, Rostami Maryam, Manshadi Massoumeh Dehghan, Golalipour Masoud
Abstract excerpt
The 40-bp VNTR polymorphism in the 3' untranslated region of the human DAT1 (dopamine transporter 1) was analyzed in the Iranian ethnic groups in order to examine the influence of geographical and linguistic affiliation on the genetic affinities among the Iranian population. A total of 449 subjects belonging to nine ethnic groups from the Iranian population were included in the study. The screening of 898...
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