The D2 dopamine receptor gene: a review of association studies in alcoholism.

doi:10.1007/BF01067416

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The D2 dopamine receptor gene: a review of association studies in alcoholism.

Behavior genetics - 1 Mar 1993

Noble E P

Abstract excerpt

Following our initial observation that the Al allele of the D2 dopamine receptor (DRD2) gene was associated with alcoholism, a number of studies, both in the United States and abroad, have attempted to replicate and extend this finding in different Caucasian populations. In nine independent studi...

Topics

Alcoholism
Alleles
Gene Expression Regulation
Gene Frequency
Humans
Phenotype
Receptors, Dopamine D2
Risk Factors
Substance-Related Disorders

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