Association analysis in an evolutionary context: cladistic analysis of the DRD2 locus to test for association with alcoholism.

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Association analysis in an evolutionary context: cladistic analysis of the DRD2 locus to test for association with alcoholism.

American journal of medical genetics - 7 Sept 1998

Lobos E A, Todd R D

Abstract excerpt

Previous studies testing the dopamine D2 receptor (DRD2) locus for association with alcoholism have produced conflicting results. Failure to screen controls for substance abuse and failure to assess alcoholics for severity have been proposed as causes for the inability of some studies to detect a...

Topics

Alcoholism
Genetic Linkage
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Genome, Human
Humans
Receptors, Dopamine D2

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