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Association study of polymorphisms in the promoter region of DRD4 with schizophrenia, depression, and heroin addiction.
Brain research - 4 Nov 2010
Lai J H, Zhu Y S, Huo Z H, Sun R F, Yu B, Wang Y P, Chai Z Q, Li S B
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This study investigated the possible association between three functional polymorphisms in the promoter region of the dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4) gene and schizophrenia, depression, and heroin addiction. Genomic DNA was isolated from the venous blood leukocytes of 322 unrelated patients with schizophrenia, 156 patients with depression, 300 patients with heroin addiction, and 300 healthy unrelated individuals....
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