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Dopamine D2 receptor gene and alcoholism among four aboriginal groups and Han in Taiwan.
American journal of medical genetics - 18 Apr 1997
Chen W J, Lu M L, Hsu Y P, Chen C C, Yu J M, Cheng A T
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies examining the putative association between DRD2 TaqI A1 and alcoholism have produced conflicting results. Major critiques of such studies include potential confounding arising from population admixture by inappropriate selection of controls, failure to screen out substance abusers from controls, and the failure to assess the severity of alcoholics. To address these issues, we compared the allelic...
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