Dopamine D2 receptor gene polymorphisms and externalizing behaviors in children and adolescents

• Main Authors: Osmar Henrique Della Torre (Author), Lúcia Arisaka Paes (Author), Taciane Barbosa Henriques (Author), Maricilda Palandi de Mello (Author), Eloisa Helena Rubello Valler Celeri (Author), Paulo Dalgalarrondo (Author), Gil Guerra-Júnior (Author), Amilton dos Santos-Júnior (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Dopamine is involved in several cerebral physiological processes, and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the dopamine D2 receptor gene (DRD2) have been associated with numerous neurological and mental disorders, including those involving alterations in cognitive and emotion...