Homozygosity at the dopamine D3 receptor gene in schizophrenic patients.

doi:10.1016/s0304-3940(96)13251-1

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Homozygosity at the dopamine D3 receptor gene in schizophrenic patients.

Neuroscience letters - 20 Dec 1996

Durany N, Thome J, Palomo A, Foley P, Riederer P, Cruz-Sánchez F F

Abstract excerpt

Dopamine receptors have long been implicated in the etiology of schizophrenia. It has been reported an association of schizophrenia with homozygosity at the dopamine D3 receptor gene locus. We have investigated the distribution of a D3 receptor gene polymorphism (BalI) in 107 schizophrenic Spanis...

Topics

Aged
Alleles
Female
Gene Frequency
Genotype
Homozygote
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Polymorphism, Genetic
Receptors, Dopamine D2
Receptors, Dopamine D3
Schizophrenia

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