Article
Association of polymorphisms in the BDNF, DRD1 and DRD3 genes with tobacco smoking in schizophrenia.
Annals of human genetics - 1 Jul 2010
Novak Gabriela, LeBlanc Martha, Zai Clement, Shaikh Sajid, Renou Julien, DeLuca Vincenzo, Bulgin Natalie, Kennedy James L, Le Foll Bernard
Abstract excerpt
Emerging evidence indicates that the DRD1-BDNF-DRD3 cluster plays an important role in nicotine addiction. We have performed an association analysis of 42 SNPs within these genes with cigarette consumption in a group of 341 schizophrenia patients. The ACCG haplotype consisting of four BDNF markers (Val66Met (rs6265), rs11030104, rs2049045 and rs7103411) showed an association with the risk of smoking (p = 0.0002)....
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