The dopamine D4 receptor gene (DRD4) is not associated with alcoholism in three Taiwanese populations: six polymorphisms tested separately and as haplotypes.

doi:10.1016/S0006-3223(96)00248-X

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The dopamine D4 receptor gene (DRD4) is not associated with alcoholism in three Taiwanese populations: six polymorphisms tested separately and as haplotypes.

Biological psychiatry - 15 Feb 1997

Chang F M, Ko H C, Lu R B, Pakstis A J, Kidd K K

Abstract excerpt

The dopaminergic system has been implicated in alcoholism but studies at the dopamine D2 receptor gene (DRD2), one of the five dopamine receptors, have not given a consistent picture of an association with alcoholism. We have now studied the dopamine D4 receptor gene (DRD4) using six polymorphism...

Topics

Alcoholism
Alleles
Exons
Genotype
Haplotypes
Humans
Molecular Biology
Polymorphism, Genetic
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Receptors, Dopamine
Taiwan

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