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No association between polymorphisms in the serotonin transporter gene and susceptibility to cocaine dependence among African-American individuals.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Sept 2002
Patkar Ashwin A, Berrettini Wade H, Hoehe Margret, Hill Kevin P, Gottheil Edward, Thornton Charles C, Weinstein Stephen P
Abstract excerpt
Genetic research of cocaine abuse has been relatively limited among the African-American population. Since the serotonin transporter (5HTT) may be involved in modulating effects of cocaine, we investigated whether allelic variants of the 5HTT gene may confer susceptibility to cocaine dependence among African-American individuals. One hundred and fifty-six cocaine-dependent subjects and 82 controls were studied....
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