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No association between polymorphisms in the human dopamine D3 and D4 receptors genes and alcoholism.
American journal of medical genetics - 31 May 1997
Parsian A, Chakraverty S, Fisher L, Cloninger C R
Abstract excerpt
The human dopamine D2 receptor gene (DRD2) has received considerable attention for the past several years as a potential candidate that may affect susceptibility to alcoholism. The association studies that compared the frequencies of alleles of DRD2 gene between alcoholics and control groups have produced equivocal results. Dopamine D3 and D4 receptor genes (DRD3 and DRD4) are in the same class as DRD2 but with...
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