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Functional -141C Ins/Del polymorphism in the dopamine D2 receptor gene promoter and schizophrenia in a Chinese Han population.
The Journal of international medical research - 1 Aug 2013
Xiao Ling, Shen Ting, Peng Dai-hui, Shu Chang, Jiang Kai-da, Wang Gao-hua
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The association between a putative functional promoter polymorphism, -141C insertion/deletion (Ins/Del), in the dopamine receptor D2 gene (DRD2) and schizophrenia was investigated in a Chinese Han population. METHODS: The polymorphism was studied in unrelated schizophrenia patients and unrelated healthy controls. Linkage relationships were explored in core families of the schizophrenic patients using...
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