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Dopamine D4 receptor gene DRD4 and its association with psychiatric disorders.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research - 1 Sept 2011
Ptácek Radek, Kuzelová Hana, Stefano George B
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Dopamine receptors control neural signals that modulates behavior. Dopamine plays an important role in normal attention; that is the reason for studying the genes of the dopaminergic system, mainly in connection with disorders of attention. DRD4 influences the postsynaptic action of dopamine and is implicated in many neurological processes, exhibits polymorphism and is one of the most studied genes in connection...
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