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A haplotype analysis is consistent with the role of functional HTR1B variants in alcohol dependence.
Drug and alcohol dependence - 1 Apr 2012
Contini Verônica, Bertuzzi Guilherme P, Polina Evelise R, Hunemeier Tábita, Hendler Elisa M, Hutz Mara H, Bau Claiton H D
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BACKGROUND: Animal and human studies have suggested that the serotonergic system plays an important role in alcohol consumption and abuse, mainly due to the serotonin receptor 1B (5-HT(1B)) function in the mesolimbic reward pathway. Association studies between the HTR1B gene variants and alcoholism have found significant results. There is also evidence for a complex balancing regulation of the gene by two...
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