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Exclusion of close linkage of the dopamine transporter gene with schizophrenia spectrum disorders
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Exclusion of close linkage of the dopamine transporter gene with schizophrenia spectrum disorders

Antonio M Persico, Zhe Wu Wang, Donald W Black, Nancy C Andreasen, George R Uhl and Raymond R Crowe
The American journal of psychiatry, Vol.152(1), pp.134-136
01/1995
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.152.1.134
PMID: 7802105
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http://hdl.handle.net/11380/1280317View
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Abstract

Involvement of genetic factors in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia spectrum disorders has been indicated in twin, adoption, and familial aggregation studies; the pivotal role played by the dopamine transporter in dopaminergic neurotransmission makes it a candidate gene for these disorders. Detection of close linkage between a dopamine transporter marker and schizophrenia spectrum disorders would strongly support the existence of causal relationships between genetic mutations at the dopamine transporter locus and the disease phenotype.
Genetic Markers Phenotype Humans Molecular Sequence Data Nerve Tissue Proteins Lod Score Carrier Proteins - genetics Schizophrenia - genetics Pedigree Base Sequence Membrane Transport Proteins Alleles Models, Genetic Membrane Glycoproteins Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins Genetic Linkage

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