Case-control and within-family tests for an association between conduct disorder and DAT1.

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Case-control and within-family tests for an association between conduct disorder and DAT1.

Psychiatric genetics - 1 Feb 2008

Schulz-Heik R Jay, Maentz Sarah K, Rhee Soo Hyun, Gelhorn Heather L, Young Susan E, Timberlake David S, Smolen Andrew, Stetler Gary L, Sakai Joseph T, Crowley Thomas J

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BACKGROUND: Conduct disorder (CD) is characterized by a persistent pattern of violating age-appropriate norms and the rights of others, and is one of the most frequently diagnosed disorders among children. CD is moderately heritable, but we know of no reliable associations with specific genes. Evidence suggests that a variable number tandem repeat polymorphism of the dopamine transporter (DAT1) gene may be...

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Adolescent
Adult
Case-Control Studies
Conduct Disorder
Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
Family
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Linkage Disequilibrium
Prevalence
Substance-Related Disorders
United States

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PMID: 18197081
DOI: 10.1097/YPG.0b013e3282ef48c8

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