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Genomewide linkage scan for opioid dependence and related traits.
American journal of human genetics - 1 May 2006
Gelernter Joel, Panhuysen Carolien, Wilcox Marsha, Hesselbrock Victor, Rounsaville Bruce, Poling James, Weiss Roger, Sonne Susan, Zhao Hongyu, Farrer Lindsay, Kranzler Henry R
Abstract excerpt
Risk of opioid dependence is genetically influenced. We recruited a sample of 393 small nuclear families (including 250 full-sib and 46 half-sib pairs), each with at least one individual with opioid dependence. Subjects underwent a detailed evaluation of substance dependence-related traits. As planned a priori to reduce heterogeneity, we used cluster analytic methods to identify opioid dependence-related symptom...
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