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Association study of the β-arrestin 2 gene (ARRB2) with opioid and cocaine dependence in a European-American population.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Jun 2012
Ambrose-Lanci Lisa M, Vaswani Meera, Clarke Toni-Kim, Zeng Angela, Lohoff Falk W, Ferraro Thomas N, Berrettini Wade H
Abstract excerpt
The rewarding properties of drugs of abuse are mediated by the mu-opioid receptor (MOR). Genetic variations in MOR and MOR interacting proteins (MORIPs) involved in MOR signaling may increase the risk for drug dependence. The MORIP β-arrestin plays an important role in the regulation of MOR trafficking, thereby highlighting it as a candidate gene for addiction phenotypes. In this case-control association study,...
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