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Pharmacogenetics: a tool for identifying genetic factors in drug dependence and response to treatment.
Addiction science & clinical practice - 1 Dec 2010
Mroziewicz Margaret, Tyndale Rachel F
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Pharmacogenetics research looks at variations in the human genome and ways in which genetic factors might influence how individuals respond to drugs. The authors review basic principles of pharmacogenetics and cite findings from several gene-phenotype studies to illustrate possible associations between genetic variants, drug-related behaviors, and risk for drug dependence. Some gene variants affect responses to...
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