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Polymorphism in the serotonin transporter gene and response to treatment in African American cocaine and alcohol-abusing individuals.
Addiction biology - 1 Sept 2005
Mannelli Paolo, Patkar Ashwin A, Murray Heather W, Certa Kenneth, Peindl Kathleen, Mattila-Evenden Marja, Berrettini Wade H
Abstract excerpt
The serotonin transporter (5-HTT) regulates serotonin transmission and modulates behavioral effects of drug of abuse. A polymorphism in the promoter region of the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR) yielding a short (S) and long (L) allele has been associated with severity of substance abuse. The aims of the study were to investigate whether 5-HTTLPR genotypes differed in their response to treatment in cocaine-...
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