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A functional prodynorphin promoter polymorphism and opioid dependence.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Dec 2005
Ray Riju, Doyle Glenn A, Crowley James J, Buono Russell J, Oslin David W, Patkar Ashwin A, Mannelli Paolo, DeMaria Peter A, O'Brien Charles P, Berrettini Wade H
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The prodynorphin gene (PDYN) promoter has a repeat polymorphism that is functionally important in association with substance abuse. We examined this polymorphism for association in our sample of 168 opioid-dependent patients and 122 ethnically and geographically matched controls. METHODS: Patients were selected from university-affiliated residential and non-residential addiction treatment programs in...
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