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Association of IL-1B genetic polymorphisms with an increased risk of opioid and alcohol dependence.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Nov 2009
Liu Liang, Hutchinson Mark R, White Jason M, Somogyi Andrew A, Coller Janet K
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between genetic variability of IL-1B, which encodes for the proinflammatory cytokine IL-1beta and the risk of developing opioid dependence. To confirm a previous study, we also examined the association between the IL-1B genetic polymorphism and alcohol depend...
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