Further association study on dopamine D2 receptor variant S311C in schizophrenia and affective disorders.

doi:10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19960409)67:2<133::AID-AJMG2>3.0.CO;2-T

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Further association study on dopamine D2 receptor variant S311C in schizophrenia and affective disorders.

American journal of medical genetics - 9 Apr 1996

Arinami T, Itokawa M, Aoki J, Shibuya H, Ookubo Y, Iwawaki A, Ota K, Shimizu H, Hamaguchi H, Toru M

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The dopamine D2 receptor gene is a candidate gene for schizophrenia because the potency of certain neuroleptics correlates with their affinity for this receptor. Case-control studies in 291 schizophrenics, 78 patients with affective disorders, and 579 controls on an association of a molecular var...

Topics

Adult
Case-Control Studies
Female
Gene Frequency
Genetic Markers
Genetic Variation
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mood Disorders
Receptors, Dopamine D2
Schizophrenia

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