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Crack cocaine users show differences in genotype frequencies of the 3' UTR variable number of tandem repeats of the dopamine transporter gene (DAT1/SLC6A3).
Neuropsychobiology - 1 Jan 2014
Stolf Anderson Ravy, Szobot Claudia M, Halpern Ricardo, Akutagava-Martins Gláucia C, Müller Diana, Guimaraes Luciano S P, Kessler Felix H P, Pechansky Flavio, Roman Tatiana
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Due to the mechanism of action of the dopamine transporter (DAT) in drug addiction, the DAT1 gene is a potential candidate for molecular studies. This paper aims to compare the prevalence of allele and genotype frequencies created by the 3' UTR variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) of this gene between crack cocaine users and controls. METHODS: A cross-sectional sample of 237 current adult crack...
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