The DRD2 dopamine receptor and the candidate gene approach in alcoholism.

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The DRD2 dopamine receptor and the candidate gene approach in alcoholism.

Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire). Supplement - 1 Jan 1993

Goldman D

Abstract excerpt

The cloning of the DRD2 dopamine receptor gene and discovery of an associated polymorphism permitted genetic association and linkage studies to alcoholism. Extensive allele frequency differences between populations provide an alternative explanation for explaining a DRD2 association to alcoholism...

Topics

Alcoholism
Alleles
Gene Frequency
Humans
Linkage Disequilibrium
Polymorphism, Genetic
Receptors, Dopamine D2

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