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Haplotypes of the monoamine oxidase genes and the risk for substance use disorders.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 15 Feb 2004
Vanyukov Michael M, Maher Brion S, Devlin Bernie, Tarter Ralph E, Kirillova Galina P, Yu Ling-Mei, Ferrell Robert E
Abstract excerpt
Monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) locus is an attractive candidate for exploring genetic contribution to the variation in the risk for substance use disorders (SUD) because of its important role in the metabolism of neurotransmitters, including dopamine and serotonin. Prior findings have suggested an association of the MAOA gene with the risk for early onset SUD. To extend this research, we genotyped four MAOA markers...
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