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DRD2 haplotypes containing the TaqI A1 allele: implications for alcoholism research.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Jun 1996
Kidd K K, Pakstis A J, Castiglione C M, Kidd J R, Speed W C, Goldman D, Knowler W C, Lu R B, Bonne-Tamir B
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In recent years, a possible role of the dopamine D2 receptor (DRD2) locus in the etiology of alcoholism has been the focus of considerable attention. The literature now contains a mix of association studies with positive and negative conclusions. Various methodological flaws undermine the claims in many of the studies that conclude a positive association exists between alcoholism and the DRD2*A1 allele at the...
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