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DRD2 and ANKK1 genotype in alcohol-dependent patients with psychopathic traits: association and interaction study.
The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science - 1 Aug 2008
Ponce G, Hoenicka J, Jiménez-Arriero M A, Rodríguez-Jiménez R, Aragüés M, Martín-Suñé N, Huertas E, Palomo T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The TaqI-A polymorphism of the ANKK1 gene, adjacent to the DRD2 gene, has been associated with alcoholism and other psychiatric conditions, although other DRD2 gene variants, such as the C957T polymorphism, could be related to these phenotypic traits. AIMS: To investigate the contribution of the TaqI-A and the C957T polymorphisms to the presence of psychopathic traits in patients with alcoholism....
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