DAT1 VNTR polymorphisms in a European and an African population: Identification of a new allele

Human Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-198

  Santovito, Alfredo ^a,b   Cervella, Piero ^a   Selvaggi, Anna ^a   Caviglia, Gian Paolo ^a   Burgarello, Claudio ^b   Sella, Gabriella ^a   Salvarani, Bruna ^b   Delpero, Massimiliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Catholic Mission Father P Pianzola   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Dopamine transporter gene (DAT1); Gene polymorphisms; Italy; Ivory Coast; population genetics

Indexed keywords

DNA; DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADULT; AFRICA; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COTE D'IVOIRE; DNA EXTRACTION; EUROPE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC ISOLATION BY DISTANCE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INBREEDING; ITALY; POPULATION GENETICS; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

ALLELES; COTE D'IVOIRE; DOPAMINE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; ITALY; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 48749088070     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3378/1534-6617(2008)80[191:DVPIAE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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