No evidence of association between dopamine D3 receptor gene and bipolar affective disorder.

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No evidence of association between dopamine D3 receptor gene and bipolar affective disorder.

American journal of medical genetics - 18 Apr 1997

Piccardi M P, Severino G, Bocchetta A, Palmas M A, Ruiu S, Del Zompo M

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A recent study reported a possible association between allele 1 of the dopamine D3 receptor gene and bipolar affective disorder using the haplotype relative risk approach. In attempt to replicate these findings, we used similar family-based methods, such as the Haplotype-Based Haplotype Relative...

Topics

Alleles
Bipolar Disorder
Genotype
Haplotypes
Heterozygote
Humans
Linkage Disequilibrium
Polymorphism, Genetic
Receptors, Dopamine D2
Receptors, Dopamine D3

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