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Association between heroin dependence and 5-HT2A receptor gene polymorphisms.
European addiction research - 1 Jan 2008
Sáiz P A, García-Portilla M P, Arango C, Morales B, Martínez-Barrondo S, Alvarez C, San Narciso G, Carreño E, Alvarez V, Coto E, Bobes J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between four polymorphisms of the 5-HT(2A) receptor and 5-HT transporter genes and heroin dependence. METHODS: 113 heroin- dependent patients (DSM-IV criteria) and 420 unrelated healthy controls from Asturias (Northern Spain) were genotyped using standard...
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