Increased prevalence of the Taq I A1 allele of the dopamine receptor gene (DRD2) in obesity with comorbid substance use disorder: A preliminary report

Pharmacogenetics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 297-305

  Blum, Kenneth ^a,b,g   Braverman, Eric R ^b,c,g   Wood, Robert C ^d   Gill, James ^b   Li, Christie ^b   Chen, Thomas J H ^e   Taub, Mathew ^b   Montgomery, Ann R ^d   Sheridan, Peter J ^d   Cull, John G ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b PATH Foundation   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^e CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f Neurodevelopmental Institutes N A   (United States)

^g Synergen Neutraceuticals   (United States)

Author keywords

Comorbid substnace use disorders; D2 dopamine receptor gene; Obesity; Polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COCAINE; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; NICOTINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 9544237174     PISSN: 0960314X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008571-199608000-00003     Document Type: Article

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