Seed Dormancy Class and Ecophysiological Features of (L.) Pennell (Scrophulariaceae) Native to the Korea Peninsula.

is a perennial species distributed in Korea, Japan, Manchuria, China, and Siberia. This study aimed to determine the requirements for germination and dormancy break of seeds and to classify the kind of seed dormancy. Additionally, its class of dormancy was compared with other and species.

DRD3 gene rs6280 polymorphism may be associated with alcohol dependence overall and with Lesch type I alcohol dependence in Koreans.

Background: Several polymorphisms of the dopamine D3 receptor (DRD3) gene are reported to be involved in the susceptibility to alcoholism. Although the DRD3 rs6280 (Ser9Gly) polymorphism plays an important role in various psychiatric disorders, findings regarding the association between this single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and alcohol dependence (AD) have been inconsistent. Therefore, the present study investigated the association between the DRD3 gene rs6280 polymorphism with AD and Lesch type I AD in Korean subjects.

The association of DRD2 -141C and ANKK1 TaqIA polymorphisms with alcohol dependence in Korean population classified by the Lesch typology.

Aims: Dopamine receptors are associated with reward and dependence towards alcohol. The polymorphisms of dopamine D2 receptor (DRD2) genes have been reported to be involved in susceptibility to alcoholism. Therefore, we investigated the association of three single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in DRD2 and ankyrin repeat and kinase domain containing one (ANKK1) genes with alcohol dependence in Korean subjects, who were classified by the criteria of the Lesch typology.