Neither single-marker nor haplotype analyses support an association between the dopamine transporter gene and heroin dependence in Han Chinese

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 638-647

  Yeh, Y W ^a   Lu, R B ^b   Tao, P L ^c   Shih, M C ^a   Lin, W W ^a   Huang, S Y ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dopamine transporter gene; heroin dependence; personality trait; polymorphism; SLC6A3 gene

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HAPLOTYPE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DOPAMINE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; FEMALE; HAPLOTYPES; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TAIWAN;

EID: 77955125925     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: 1601183X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183X.2010.00597.x     Document Type: Article

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