Article
Reduced visuospatial performance in children with the D2 dopamine receptor A1 allele.
Behavior genetics - 1 Jan 1995
Berman S M, Noble E P
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies suggest a reduced dopaminergic function in subjects with the A1 (minor) allele of the D2 dopamine receptor (DRD2) gene. To explore influences on visuospatial ability as a function of the DRD2 gene, 182 alcohol- and other drug-naive sons (age 10-14) of active alcoholic, recovered...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Alcoholism
- Alleles
- Child
- Child of Impaired Parents
- Dopamine
- Humans
- Male
- Neuropsychological Tests
- Orientation
- Psychomotor Performance
- Receptors, Dopamine D2
