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D2 dopamine receptor A1 allele in Alzheimer disease and aging.
Archives of neurology - 1 Mar 1997
Small G W, Noble E P, Matsuyama S S, Jarvik L F, Komo S, Kaplan A, Ritchie T, Pritchard M L, Saunders A M, Conneally P M, Roses A D, Haines J L, Pericak-Vance M A
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BACKGROUND: The apolipoprotein E4 (APOE*4) allele is a major risk factor for the common forms of late-onset Alzheimer disease (AD), but does not account for all the genetic variation in late-onset AD; hence, other genetic markers must be examined. The D2 dopamine receptor (DRD2) A1 allele is asso...
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