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ReviewMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2011

Dopamine D4 receptor gene DRD4 and its association with psychiatric disorders.

Radek Ptácek, Hana Kuzelová, George B Stefano

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Review in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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59citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

59 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 126 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Radek PtácekClinic of Psychiatry, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. ptacek@neuro.cz
Hana Kuzelová
George B Stefano
Charles University · CZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dopamine receptors control neural signals that modulates behavior. Dopamine plays an important role in normal attention; that is the reason for studying the genes of the dopaminergic system, mainly in connection with disorders of attention. DRD4 influences the postsynaptic action of dopamine and is implicated in many neurological processes, exhibits polymorphism and is one of the most studied genes in connection with psychiatric disorders. Associations were found with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), substance dependences, several specific personality traits, and reaction to stress. These findings have implications for pharmacogenetics. This article reviews the principle published associations of DRD4 variants with psychiatric disorders.

Indexed as

Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityHumansMental DisordersPersonalityReceptors, Dopamine D4Stress, PsychologicalDRD4 protein, humanReceptors, Dopamine D4

Identifiers

PMID21873960
PMCPMC3560519
OpenAlexW2055050900

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