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Association analysis of exon III and exon I polymorphisms of the dopamine D4 receptor locus in Mexican psychotic patients.
Psychiatry research - 3 Dec 2007
Aguirre Ana Julia, Apiquián Rogelio, Fresán Ana, Cruz-Fuentes Carlos
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In this study, we investigated whether polymorphisms of the dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4) gene were associated with psychotic symptomatology rather than with a unique diagnosis such as schizophrenia. A number of association studies between the DRD4 gene 48 bp-VNTR polymorphism at exon 3 and psychotic disorders have been reported, but the results have been controversial. Both 48 bp-VNTR and the 12 bp-VNTR (at exon...
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