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Haplotypes of dopamine and serotonin transporter genes are associated with antisocial personality disorder in alcoholics.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Aug 2010
Reese Jörn, Kraschewski Adrian, Anghelescu Ion, Winterer Georg, Schmidt Lutz G, Gallinat Jürgen, Rüschendorf Franz, Rommelspacher Hans, Wernicke Catrin
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INTRODUCTION: A different genetic background is postulated for alcoholics with early onset and with antisocial personality disorder (type 2 alcoholics) compared with those with late onset and without antisocial personality disorder (type 1 alcoholics). The dopamine transporter (DAT) and the serotonin transporter (SERT) are involved in endophenotypes that are associated with these subtypes. Our study was aimed at...
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