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Dopamine transporter (DAT1) VNTR polymorphism in 12 Indian populations.
Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology - 1 Dec 2009
Bhaskar L V K S, Thangaraj Kumarasamy, Mulligan Connie J, Wasnik Samiksha, Nandan Amrita, Sharma Varun Kumar, Sharma Vishwas, Reddy Alla Govardhana, Singh Lalji, Rao Vadlamudi Raghavendra
Abstract excerpt
The dopamine transporter (DAT1) is a membrane spanning protein that binds the neurotransmitter dopamine and performs re-uptake of dopamine from the synapse into a neuron. The gene encoding DAT1 consists of 15 exons spanning 60 kb on chromosome 5p15.32. Several studies have investigated the possible associations between variants in DAT1 gene and psychiatric disorders. The present study aimed to determine the...
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