Association study of dopamine D3 receptor gene and schizophrenia.

doi:10.1002/ajmg.1320600615

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Association study of dopamine D3 receptor gene and schizophrenia.

American journal of medical genetics - 18 Dec 1995

Kennedy J L, Billett E A, Macciardi F M, Verga M, Parsons T J, Meltzer H Y, Lieberman J, Buchanan J A

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Several groups have reported an association between schizophrenia and the MscI polymorphism in the first exon of the dopamine D3 receptor gene (DRD3). We studied this polymorphism using a North American sample (117 patients plus 188 controls) and an Italian sample (97 patients plus 64 controls)....

Topics

Alleles
Base Sequence
DNA Primers
Female
Gene Frequency
Humans
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Polymorphism, Genetic
Receptors, Dopamine D2
Receptors, Dopamine D3
Schizophrenia

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