Article
Lack of association of the dopamine D3 receptor gene polymorphism (BalI) in Chinese schizophrenic males.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Jan 1994
Saha N, Tsoi W F, Low P S, Basair J, Tay J S
Abstract excerpt
Dopamine receptors have been implicated in the aetiology of schizophrenia and mode of action of antipsychotic drugs. A finding of increased homozygosity at the D3 receptor gene (BalI locus) has recently been reported. We have investigated the distribution of D3 receptor gene polymorphism (BalI) i...
Topics
- Adult
- Base Sequence
- China
- Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Receptors, Dopamine
- Receptors, Dopamine D2
- Receptors, Dopamine D3
- Schizophrenia
- Singapore