Lack of Association between TaqI A1 Allele of Dopamine D2 Receptor Gene and Alcohol-Use Disorders in Atayal Natives of Taiwan

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Seminars in Medical Genetics

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 488-490

  Chen, Chia Hsiang ^a,b   Chien, Shih Hsiang ^c   Hwu, Hai Gwo ^c,d  

^a CHENG HSIN REHABILITATION MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Association; Restriction fragment length polymorphism; Susceptible gene

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN;

ALCOHOLISM; ALLELES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; DNA PRIMERS; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; TAIWAN; TAQ POLYMERASE;

EID: 0029762930     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19960920)67:5<488::aid-ajmg10>3.0.co;2-j     Document Type: Article

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