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Neural correlates of inhibitory control and functional genetic variation in the dopamine D4 receptor gene.
Neuropsychologia - 1 Sept 2014
Mulligan Richard C, Kristjansson Sean D, Reiersen Angela M, Parra Andres S, Anokhin Andrey P
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BACKGROUND: The dopamine D4 receptor gene (DRD4) has been implicated in psychiatric disorders in which deficits of self-regulation are a prominent feature (e.g., attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and substance use disorders) and in dopamine D4 receptor insensitivity within prefrontal regions of the brain. Our hypothesis was that carriers of 7-repeats in the Variable Number of Tandem Repeats (VNTR) of DRD4...
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