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The interaction of reward genes with environmental factors in contribution to alcoholism in mexican americans.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Dec 2009
Du Yanlei, Wan Yu-Jui Yvonne
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Alcoholism is a polygenic disorder resulting from reward deficiency; polymorphisms in reward genes including serotonin transporter (5-HTT)-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR), A118G in opioid receptor mu1 (OPRM1), and -141C Insertion/Deletion (Ins/Del) in dopamine receptor D2 (DRD2) as well as environmental factors (education and marital status) might affect the risk of alcoholism. Objective of the...
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