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CNR1 variation modulates risk for drug and alcohol dependence.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Sept 2007
Zuo Lingjun, Kranzler Henry R, Luo Xingguang, Covault Jonathan, Gelernter Joel
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1), which is encoded by the CNR1 gene, may play a role in the development of substance dependence (SD). Following initial reports of association of CNR1 with SD, we studied multiple markers at this locus in a large case-control sample. METHODS: Ten CNR1 markers and 38 ancestry-informative markers were genotyped in 451 healthy control subjects and 550 SD (AD and/or DD)...
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