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Variable number tandem repeats in dopamine receptor D4 in Tourette's syndrome.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Nov 2014
Liu Shiguo, Cui Jiajia, Zhang Xinhua, Wu Weifeng, Niu Haitao, Ma Xu, Xu Hongmei, Yi Mingji
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We attempted to clarify the association between dopamine receptor D4 (DRD4) 48-bp variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) polymorphism and Tourette's syndrome. METHODS: The DRD4 48-bp VNTR polymorphism was genotyped in 291 Tourette's syndrome patients (including 218 trios) and 405 controls. Chi-square and transmission disequilibrium test analysis were used to compare genetic distributions. We...
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