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Dopamine D1, D2 and D3 receptor genes in alcohol dependence.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Jan 1995
Sander T, Harms H, Podschus J, Finckh U, Nickel B, Rolfs A, Rommelspacher H, Schmidt L G
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary factors play a substantial role in the etiology of alcohol dependence. Alcohol mediates its reinforcing effects by an activation of the mesolimbic dopamine system. These findings suggest that the genes encoding the dopamine receptor (DR) subtypes represent high-ranking candidates for s...
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