Excess dopamine D4 receptor (D4DR) exon III seven repeat allele in opioid-dependent subjects

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 251-254

  Kotler, M ^a   Cohen, H ^a   Segman, R ^b   Gritsenko, I ^c   Nemanov, L ^c   Lerer, B ^b   Kramer, I ^d   Zer Zion, M ^e   Kletz, I ^c   Ebstein, R P ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c HERZOG HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^d HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e CITA Institute   (Israel)

Author keywords

Allele; Dopamine D4 receptor; DRD4; Genetics; Heroin addiction; Opioid dependence; Polymorphism; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 4 RECEPTOR; OPIATE; REPETITIVE DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EXON; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE;

EID: 8244242533     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000248     Document Type: Article

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