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A genetic association study of the mu opioid receptor and severe opioid dependence.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Sept 2003
Crowley James J, Oslin David W, Patkar Ashwin A, Gottheil Edward, DeMaria Peter A, O'Brien Charles P, Berrettini Wade H, Grice Dorothy E
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OBJECTIVES: Twin, family and adoption studies have suggested that vulnerability to opioid dependence may be a partially inherited trait (Cadoret et al., 1986; Merikangas et al., 1998; Tsuang et al., 1998, 2001). Studies using animal models also support a role for genetic factors in opioid depende...
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