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Candidate pathway association study in cocaine dependence: the control of neurotransmitter release.
The world journal of biological psychiatry : the official journal of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry - 1 Feb 2012
Fernàndez-Castillo Noèlia, Cormand Bru, Roncero Carlos, Sánchez-Mora Cristina, Grau-Lopez Lara, Gonzalvo Begoña, Miquel Laia, Corominas Roser, Ramos-Quiroga Josep Antoni, Casas Miquel, Ribasés Marta
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OBJECTIVES: Cocaine is the second most used illegal drug in Europe. The transition from use to dependence involves both genetic and environmental factors. Genetic variation in neurotransmitter systems is involved in the susceptibility to cocaine dependence. We examined the possible contribution to cocaine dependence of 16 genes involved in the cellular machinery that controls neurotransmitter release: genes...
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