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Friday, August 1, 2008

DRD2 and ANKK1 genotype in alcohol-dependent patients with psychopathic traits: association and interaction study
The British Journal of PsychiatryThe British Journal of Psychiatry (2008) 193: 121-125.

The TaqI-A polymorphism of the ANKK1 gene, adjacent to the DRD2 gene, has been associated with alcoholism and other psychiatric conditions, although other DRD2 gene variants, such as the C957T polymorphism, could be related to these phenotypic traits.

To investigate the contribution of the TaqI-A and the C957T polymorphisms to the presence of psychopathic traits in patients with alcoholism.

There was a significant association of the TaqI-A and C957T polymorphisms when both genotypes were present, with PCL–R scores of F1-171=0.13 (P=0.01) and a frequency of dissocial personal disorder OR=10.52, P<0.001.

The TaqI-A of the ANKK1 gene and the C957T of the DRD2 gene are epistatically associated with psychopathic traits in alcohol-dependent patients.

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