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Ethnic-specific meta-analyses of association between the OPRM1 A118G polymorphism and alcohol dependence among Asians and Caucasians.
Drug and alcohol dependence - 1 Jun 2012
Chen Dingyan, Liu Li, Xiao Yang, Peng Yuehua, Yang Chengwu, Wang Zengzhen
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BACKGROUND: Many studies have investigated the association between the OPRM1 A118G polymorphism (rs1799971) and alcohol dependence, but the results were inconsistent. To better understand this relationship, ethnicity-specific meta-analyses were conducted. METHODS: We retrieved all eligible studies published up to April 12, 2011 from the PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, and ISI Web of Science databases. Ethnicity-specific...
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