Article
Lack of association between TaqI A1 allele of dopamine D2 receptor gene and alcohol-use disorders in atayal natives of Taiwan.
American journal of medical genetics - 20 Sept 1996
Chen C H, Chien S H, Hwu H G
Abstract excerpt
Association studies between the A1 allele of the dopamine D2 receptor (DRD2) gene TaqI A polymorphism and alcoholism remain controversial. A recent study from Japan demonstrated that the A1 allele is associated with severe alcoholism in the Japanese population. We were interested in knowing if this association also exists in the Atayals of Taiwan, who were found to have a higher prevalence of alcohol-use...
Topics
- Alcoholism
- Alleles
- DNA Primers
- DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase
- Disease Susceptibility
- Genotype
- Humans
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Prevalence
- Racial Groups