Association analysis of polymorphisms in the upstream region of the human dopamine D4 receptor gene (DRD4) with schizophrenia and personality traits
β Scribed by H. Mitsuyasu; N. Hirata; Y. Sakai; H. Shibata; Y. Takeda; H. Ninomiya; H. Kawasaki; N. Tashiro; Y. Fukumaki
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 73 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1435-232X
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