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A possible association of the norepinephrine transporter gene in the development of heroin dependence in Han Chinese.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Apr 2011
Yeh Yi-Wei, Lu Ru-Band, Tao Pao-Luh, Shih Mei-Chen, Huang San-Yuan
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OBJECTIVE: Noradrenergic pathways have been suggested to play a crucial role in the motivation-reward system of heroin dependence (HD), but so far, the role of the human norepinephrine transporter (NET; SLC6A2) gene in the pathogenesis of HD has never been investigated. The purpose of this study...
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