Article
Significant association of ANKK1 and detection of a functional polymorphism with nicotine dependence in an African-American sample.
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology - 1 Jan 2009
Huang Weihua, Payne Thomas J, Ma Jennie Z, Beuten Joke, Dupont Randolph T, Inohara Naohiro, Li Ming D
Abstract excerpt
The dopaminergic system in the brain plays a critical role in nicotine addiction. Genetic variants in the dopaminergic system, including those in dopamine receptor genes, represent plausible candidates for the genetic study of nicotine dependence (ND). We investigated various polymorphisms in the dopamine D(2) receptor gene (DRD2) and its neighboring ankyrin repeats and kinase domain containing 1 gene (ANKK1) to...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
