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Association analysis of dopamine D2-like receptor genes and methamphetamine abuse.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Dec 2004
Chen Chih-Ken, Hu Xun, Lin Shih-Ku, Sham Pak C, Loh El-Wui, Li Tao, Murray Robin M, Ball David M
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OBJECTIVES: Substance use disorders are familial, and genetic factors explain a substantial degree of their familial aggregation. This study employs an association approach to examine the genetic underpinning of methamphetamine (MAMP) use and MAMP-induced psychosis. METHODS: A total of 416 MAMP abusers from a hospital and a detention center in Taipei were interviewed with the Diagnostic Interview for Genetic...
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