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DAT polymorphism and diverse clinical manifestations in methamphetamine abusers.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Mar 2004
Liu Hsing-Cheng, Lin Shih-Ku, Liu Shih-Kai, Chen Su-Lien, Hu Chaur-Jong, Chang Jan-Gowth, Leu Sy-Jye
Abstract excerpt
The clinical outcome for methamphetamine (MAP) abusers is variable. MAP exerts its biological activity through rapid conversion to amphetamine (AP) and MAP itself. The dopamine transporter (DAT) is the main modulator of MAP/AP-induced dopamine release and dopamine neurotoxicity, and is also the major regulator of dopamine level in the brain. We tested for an association between a DAT-gene polymorphism and...
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