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Role of genetic polymorphisms of the dopaminergic system in Parkinson's disease patients with impulse control disorders.
Parkinsonism & related disorders - 1 May 2012
Vallelunga Annamaria, Flaibani Raffaella, Formento-Dojot Patrizia, Biundo Roberta, Facchini Silvia, Antonini Angelo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The mechanisms underlying the development of impulse control disorders (ICDs) like compulsive gambling, buying, sexual, and eating behaviors in Parkinson's disease (PD) are debated. We assessed whether allelic variants of dopamine D2 receptors (DRD2), catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) and dopamine transporter (DAT) were associated with the development of ICDs in PD. METHOD: We enrolled 89 idiopathic...
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