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No association between the Ser9Gly polymorphism of the dopamine D3 receptor gene and schizophrenia in a Spanish sample
Author(s) -
Lorenzo C. Vaquero,
BacaGarcia E.,
Hernandez M. Diaz,
Martin C. Botillo,
PerezRodriguez M.M.,
SaizGonzalez M.D.,
Fernández P.,
Gutierrez F.J. Quintero,
SaizRuiz J.,
Piqueras J. Fernandez,
de Rivera J.L. Gonzalez,
de Leon J.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
american journal of medical genetics part b: neuropsychiatric genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.393
H-Index - 126
eISSN - 1552-485X
pISSN - 1552-4841
DOI - 10.1002/ajmg.b.30331
Subject(s) - dopamine receptor d3 , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , polymorphism (computer science) , association (psychology) , genetics , dopamine receptor , psychiatry , medicine , gene , psychology , receptor , biology , allele , psychotherapist
This study aims to further evaluate the controversial association between the Ser9Gly polymorphism in codon 9 of the D3 dopamine receptor gene ( DRD3 ) and schizophrenia in psychiatric inpatients acutely hospitalized in two general hospitals in Madrid, Spain. The Ser9Gly polymorphism of the DRD3 was examined in 178 schizophrenic patients, 286 patients with other psychiatric diagnoses, and 132 controls recruited. Genotype frequencies were in Hardy‐Weinberg equilibrium. No association was found between schizophrenia and the Ser9Gly polymorphism of the D3 dopamine receptor gene. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.