Dopamine D2 receptor gene and alcoholism among four aboriginal groups and Han in Taiwan.

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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

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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 abuser...

Topics

Alcoholism
Alleles
Asian People
Genotype
Humans
Linkage Disequilibrium
Polymorphism, Genetic
Racial Groups
Receptors, Dopamine D2
Restriction Mapping
Taiwan

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