Association of a polymorphism in the dop
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Dr. David G. le Couteur; Peter W. Leighton; Sally J. McCann; Susan M. Pond
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Article
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1997
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The presynaptic dopamine transporter in nigral dopaminergic neurons confers susceptibility to the cytotoxic effects of the neurotoxic metabolite of 1βmethy1β4βphenylβ1,2,3,6βtetrahydropyridine. Polymorphisms in the dopamine transporter might influence the susceptibility to such toxins.