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Eating disorders with binge-eating behaviour are associated with the s allele of the 3′-UTR VNTR polymorphism of the dopamine transporter gene
Manabu Shinohara, Hiroko Mizushima, Masami Hirano, Kunihiko Shioe, Mie Nakazawa, Yoshimitsu Hiejima, Yutaka Ono and Shigenobu Kanba
J Psychiatry Neurosci March 01, 2004 29 (2) 134-137;
Manabu Shinohara
Shinohara, Hirano, Shioe, Nakazawa, Kanba — Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi; Hiejima — Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi; Mizushima, Ono — Department of Neuropsychiatry, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo; Kanba — Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
MDHiroko Mizushima
Shinohara, Hirano, Shioe, Nakazawa, Kanba — Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi; Hiejima — Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi; Mizushima, Ono — Department of Neuropsychiatry, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo; Kanba — Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
MD, PhDMasami Hirano
Shinohara, Hirano, Shioe, Nakazawa, Kanba — Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi; Hiejima — Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi; Mizushima, Ono — Department of Neuropsychiatry, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo; Kanba — Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
MDKunihiko Shioe
Shinohara, Hirano, Shioe, Nakazawa, Kanba — Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi; Hiejima — Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi; Mizushima, Ono — Department of Neuropsychiatry, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo; Kanba — Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
MDMie Nakazawa
Shinohara, Hirano, Shioe, Nakazawa, Kanba — Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi; Hiejima — Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi; Mizushima, Ono — Department of Neuropsychiatry, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo; Kanba — Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
BAYoshimitsu Hiejima
Shinohara, Hirano, Shioe, Nakazawa, Kanba — Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi; Hiejima — Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi; Mizushima, Ono — Department of Neuropsychiatry, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo; Kanba — Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
PhDYutaka Ono
Shinohara, Hirano, Shioe, Nakazawa, Kanba — Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi; Hiejima — Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi; Mizushima, Ono — Department of Neuropsychiatry, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo; Kanba — Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
MD, PhDShigenobu Kanba
Shinohara, Hirano, Shioe, Nakazawa, Kanba — Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi; Hiejima — Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi; Mizushima, Ono — Department of Neuropsychiatry, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo; Kanba — Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
MD, PhD
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Allele frequencies for the dopamine transporter gene (DAT1) in patients with eating disorders and binge-eating behaviour and in controls
Group Type of allele; allele frequency* Short Long Patients, n = 90 19 (0.106) 161 (0.894) Controls, n = 115 11 (0.048) 219 (0.952) ↵* χ12 = 4.96, p = 0.026 (2-tailed Fisher’s exact test p = 0.034).
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Eating disorders with binge-eating behaviour are associated with the s allele of the 3′-UTR VNTR polymorphism of the dopamine transporter gene
Manabu Shinohara, Hiroko Mizushima, Masami Hirano, Kunihiko Shioe, Mie Nakazawa, Yoshimitsu Hiejima, Yutaka Ono, Shigenobu Kanba
J Psychiatry Neurosci Mar 2004, 29 (2) 134-137;
Eating disorders with binge-eating behaviour are associated with the s allele of the 3′-UTR VNTR polymorphism of the dopamine transporter gene
Manabu Shinohara, Hiroko Mizushima, Masami Hirano, Kunihiko Shioe, Mie Nakazawa, Yoshimitsu Hiejima, Yutaka Ono, Shigenobu Kanba
J Psychiatry Neurosci Mar 2004, 29 (2) 134-137;
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