2000
Family‐Based study of DRD2 alleles in alcohol and drug dependence
Blomqvist O, Gelernter J, Kranzler H. Family‐Based study of DRD2 alleles in alcohol and drug dependence. American Journal Of Medical Genetics 2000, 96: 659-664. PMID: 11054774, DOI: 10.1002/1096-8628(20001009)96:5<659::aid-ajmg12>3.0.co;2-g.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase-control studyDrug dependenceAlcohol dependenceFamily-based studySubstance dependenceRecent family-based studyNumerous case-control studiesDSM-IV criteriaDopamine D2 receptor geneDRD2 allelesPresent studyD2 receptor geneDSM-IIIVariant allelesTransmission disequilibrium testConflicting resultsReceptor geneNegative resultsPositive associationEuropean AmericansTaqI AEuropean ancestryLinkage disequilibriumDisequilibrium testSmall nuclear families
1998
D2 receptors binding potential is not affected by Taq1 polymorphism at the D2 receptor gene
Laruelle M, Gelernter J, Innis RB. D2 receptors binding potential is not affected by Taq1 polymorphism at the D2 receptor gene. Molecular Psychiatry 1998, 3: 261-265. PMID: 9672902, DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsD2 receptor expressionD2 receptor geneReceptor expressionD2 receptorsA1 alleleLower D2 receptor expressionReceptor geneSubstance abuseB1 alleleLow D2 receptor densityD2 receptor densityD2 receptor radiotracerReceptor-binding potentialSingle photon emissionPostmortem studiesA1 carriersReceptor radiotracerTaq1 polymorphismReceptor densityCaudate nucleusDopamine transmissionPossible associationPhoton emissionAlcoholismReceptors