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Genetic distribution and association analysis of DRD2 gene polymorphisms with major depressive disorder in the Chinese Han population.
International journal of clinical and experimental pathology - 1 Jan 2013
He Mei, Yan Hong, Duan Zhao-Xia, Qu Wei, Gong Hai-Yan, Fan Zheng-Li, Kang Jian-Yi, Li Bing-Cang, Wang Jian-Min
Abstract excerpt
Dopamine D2 receptor is involved in reward-mediating mesocorticolimbic pathways. It plays an important role in major depressive disorder (MDD). Three gene polymorphisms Taq1A, C957T and -141C ins/del, were identified in the DRD2 gene among the Western population. These variants in the DRD2 gene might be associated with the susceptibility of MDD patients through affecting the bioeffects of endogenous dopamine...
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