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No genetic association between dopamine D1 receptor gene and [early onset] schizophrenia.
Psychiatry research - 30 May 2010
Zhang Chen, Fang Yiru, Xie Bin, Cheng Wenhong, Du Yasong, Wang Dongxiang, Yu Shunying
Abstract excerpt
Decreased dopaminergic activity in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) has been consistently reported in schizophrenia patients. The dopamine D1 receptor (DRD1) plays an important role in mediating dopaminergic transmission in the PFC. Controversy about this topic still exists despite ample evidence suggesting that the DRD1 gene is associated with performance on neuropsychological tests probing the function of the PFC in...
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