Association analysis of the dopamine D4 gene exon 111 VNTR and heroin abuse in Chinese subjects

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 413-416

  Li, T ^a,b   Xu, K ^b   Deng, H ^b   Cai, G ^b   Liu, J ^b   Liu, X ^b   Wang, R ^c   Xiang, X ^d   Zhao, J ^a   Murray, R M ^a   Sham, P C ^a   Collier, D A ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Ankang Hospital   (China)

^d Chengdu Mental Health Center   (China)

Author keywords

Addiction; Allelic association; Behaviour genetics; Catecholamines; Opioids; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 4 RECEPTOR; DRD4 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; EXON; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPIATE ADDICTION; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXONS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEROIN; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D4;

EID: 0031228025     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000310     Document Type: Article

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