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Association analysis of the GDNF gene with methamphetamine use disorder in a Japanese population.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry - 1 Jul 2011
Yoshimura Tomoko, Usui Hinako, Takahashi Nagahide, Yoshimi Akira, Saito Shinichi, Aleksic Branko, Ujike Hiroshi, Inada Toshiya, Yamada Mitsuhiko, Uchimura Naohisa, Iwata Nakao, Sora Ichiro, Iyo Masaomi, Ozaki Norio
Abstract excerpt
Methamphetamine (MAP) dependence is a highly heritable and aberrant dopaminergic signaling that has been implicated in the disease. Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), which plays an important role in the survival of dopaminergic neurons, may be involved in this disorder. In this study, we examined the association between GDNF and MAP dependence using a Japanese population-based sample. We...
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