The VNTR polymorphism of the human dopamine transporter (DAT!) gene affects gene expression

Pharmacogenomics Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 152-156

  Fuke, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Human dopamine transporter (DAT1); Luciferase assay; Polymorphism; Variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR)

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; DNA; DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER; LUCIFERASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NERVE PROTEIN; SLC6A3 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN COS1; CERCOPITHECUS; EXON; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ALLELES; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COS CELLS; DNA; DOPAMINE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; EXONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; LUCIFERASES; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 0035754156     PISSN: 1470269X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.tpj.6500026     Document Type: Article

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