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Does DRD2 polymorphism influence the clinical characteristics of prolactinoma?
Annales d'endocrinologie - 1 Oct 2015
Ilhan Muzaffer, Kahraman Ozlem Timirci, Turan Saime, Turgut Seda, Karaman Ozcan, Zeybek Umit, Shukurov Samir, Yaylim Ilhan, Tasan Ertugrul
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OBJECTIVES: Genetic alterations explaining the clinical variability of prolactinomas still could not be clarified and dopamine D2 receptor (DRD2) polymorphism is a putative candidate for the variable response to dopaminergic treatment. The present study was conducted to investigate the influence of DRD2 TaqI A polymorphism on initial and follow-up characteristics of prolactinoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Seventy-two...
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