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DRD2 C957T and TaqIA genotyping reveals gender effects and unique low-risk and high-risk genotypes in alcohol dependence.
Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) - 1 Jan 2000
Swagell Christopher D, Lawford Bruce R, Hughes Ian P, Voisey Joanne, Feeney Gerald F X, van Daal Angela, Connor Jason P, Noble Ernest P, Morris C Phillip, Young Ross McD
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: As recent conflicting reports describe a genetic association between both the C- and the T-alleles of the dopamine D2 receptor (DRD2) C957T polymorphism (rs6277) in alcohol-dependent subjects, our aim was to examine this polymorphism and TaqIA (rs1800497) in Australian alcohol-dependent subjects. METHODS: The C957T polymorphism was genotyped in 228 patients with alcohol dependence (72 females and 156 males)...
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