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[DRD4 dopamine receptor alleles in Chilean students of different ethnic origin and its relation with the risk for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder].
Revista medica de Chile - 1 Oct 2012
Rothhammer Paula, Lagos Liza Paz, Espinoza-Parrilla Yolanda, Aboitiz Francisco, Rothhammer Francisco
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Worldwide diversity of alleles of D4 receptor gene (DRD4), linked to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), is mostly the result of length and single nucleotide polymorphisms in a 48-bp tandem repeat (VNTR). Alleles containing from two (2R) to eleven (11R) repeats have been identified. The most common are 4R, 7R and 2R. AIM: To study the association of ADHD risk with DRD4 genotypes in...
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