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Genes associated with addiction: alcoholism, opiate, and cocaine addiction.
Neuromolecular medicine - 1 Jan 2004
Kreek Mary Jeanne, Nielsen David A, LaForge K Steven
Abstract excerpt
Drug addiction is a complex disorder that has a large spectrum of causes. Vulnerability to addiction has been shown in twin studies to have a robust genetic component. This genetic basis for addiction has general and specific components for each drug abused. Although many genes have been implicat...
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