Article
No association of dopamine D2 receptor molecular variant Cys311 and schizophrenia in Chinese patients.
American journal of medical genetics - 26 Jul 1996
Chen C H, Chien S H, Hwu H G
Abstract excerpt
A serine-to-cysteine mutation of dopamine D2 receptor at codon 311 (Cys311) was found to have higher frequency in schizophrenic patients than in normal controls in Japanese by Arinami et al. [1994: Lancet 343: 703-704]. The Cys311 allele was found to be associated with patients with younger age-o...
Topics
- Adult
- Amino Acid Sequence
- China
- Cysteine
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Male
- Nuclear Family
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Receptors, Dopamine D2
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Factors