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The dopamine D3 receptor gene and posttraumatic stress disorder.
Journal of traumatic stress - 1 Aug 2014
Wolf Erika J, Mitchell Karen S, Logue Mark W, Baldwin Clinton T, Reardon Annemarie F, Aiello Alison, Galea Sandro, Koenen Karestan C, Uddin Monica, Wildman Derek, Miller Mark W
Abstract excerpt
The dopamine D3 receptor (DRD3) gene has been implicated in schizophrenia, autism, and substance use-disorders and is related to emotion reactivity, executive functioning, and stress-responding, processes impaired in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The aim of this candidate gene study was to evaluate DRD3 polymorphisms for association with PTSD. The discovery sample was trauma-exposed White, non-Hispanic...
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