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A C17T polymorphism in the mu opiate receptor is associated with quantitative measures of drug use in African American women
11 Nov 2010
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies of the association of the C17T polymorphism of the mu opiate receptor gene with substance dependence compared cases with substance dependence to controls and usually found no significant association. However, the studies were limited by small sample size-no study had more than 12 subjects with the TT genotype, a genotype that is rare in white and Asian subjects. Moreover, drug use is not...
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