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Influence of brain-derived neurotrophic factor genetic polymorphisms on the ages of onset for heroin dependence in a Chinese population.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Sept 2012
Meng Chao, Lan Jie, Wang Youxin, Song Manshu, Gao Xuan, Ran Longjin, Moira Sim, Wang Wei
Abstract excerpt
AIM: The study aims at evaluating the association between brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene polymorphisms and heroin-dependent patients in the Chinese population. Three polymorphisms of the BDNF-gene (rs10835210, rs16917234, and rs6265) in 486 heroin-dependent patients and in 226 healthy controls were genotyped for analyzing the association of these polymorphisms with age of onset of heroin...
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