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Association of dopamine β-hydroxylase polymorphism rs1611115 and serum levels with psychiatric disorders in Pakistani population.
The International journal of neuroscience - 1 Jun 2024
Hashmi Aisha Nasir, Ahmed Dharejo Raees, Zubair Usama Bin, Khan Netasha, Kashif Iqra, Ajmal Muhammad, Taj Rizwan, Qamar Raheel, Azam Maleeha
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Dopamine β-hydroxylase (DBH) is a copper-containing enzyme that has an important role in maintaining the cellular homeostasis between the two neurotransmitters, dopamine (DA) and nor-adrenaline (NA). DBH functional polymorphisms are associated with multiple neuro-psychiatric conditions and are found to alter the DBH protein levels in serum affecting DBH enzymatic activity. The current study was conducted to...
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