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The D(2) dopamine receptor A(1) allele and opioid dependence: association with heroin use and response to methadone treatment.
American journal of medical genetics - 9 Oct 2000
Lawford B R, Young R M, Noble E P, Sargent J, Rowell J, Shadforth S, Zhang X, Ritchie T
Abstract excerpt
A total of 95 Caucasian opioid-dependent patients were followed over a one-year period in an outpatient methadone treatment program. The frequency of the TaqI A(1) allele of the D(2) dopamine receptor (DRD2) gene was 19.0% in these patients compared with 4.6% in controls free of past and current...
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