An association between a functional polymorphism at theDRD2 gene and the liability to substance abuse
β Scribed by Vanyukov, Michael M.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 2 KB
- Volume
- 88
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
- DOI
- 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19991015)88:5<590::aid-ajmg26>3.0.co;2-k
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β¦ Synopsis
the data used to infer the paper's definitive conclusion of "[n]o role for presence or homozygosity of the functionally impaired D2 receptor allele . . . in . . . substance abuse . . ." may, in fact, support the opposite view.
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