A polymorphism in the dopamine receptor DRD5 is associated with blepharospasm

Neurology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 124-126

  Misbahuddin, A ^a   Placzek, M R ^a   Chaudhuri, K R ^b   Wood, N W ^c   Bhatia, K P ^c   Warner, T T ^a,c  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELISM; ARTICLE; BLEPHAROSPASM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037039220     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.58.1.124     Document Type: Article

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