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Social hedonic capacity is associated with the A118G polymorphism of the mu-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) in adult healthy volunteers and psychiatric patients.
Social neuroscience - 1 Jan 2011
Troisi Alfonso, Frazzetto Giovanni, Carola Valeria, Di Lorenzo Giorgio, Coviello Mariangela, D'Amato Francesca R, Moles Anna, Siracusano Alberto, Gross Cornelius
Abstract excerpt
A large body of evidence links altered opioid signaling with changes in social behavior in animals. However, few studies have attempted to determine whether similar links exist in humans. Here we investigate whether a common polymorphism (A118G) in the mu-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) is associate...
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