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The dopamine D2 receptor gene TaqI A1 polymorphism and alcoholism in a Mexican population.
Archives of medical research - 1 Jan 1995
Cruz C, Camarena B, Mejía J M, Páez F, Eroza V, Ramón De La Fuente J, Kershenobich D, Nicolini H
Abstract excerpt
The suggested association between the TaqI A1 allele of the dopamine D2 receptor (DRD2) gene with alcoholism was studied comparing the genotypes of 38 controls and 38 ethnic matched alcoholics, drawn from the Mexican population. The alcoholics in our sample suffered from one of the following conditions: delirium tremens, alcohol hallucinosis or uncomplicated alcohol withdrawal. Eighty-eight percent of the...
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