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ANKK1, TTC12, and NCAM1 polymorphisms and heroin dependence: importance of considering drug exposure.
JAMA psychiatry - 1 Mar 2013
Nelson Elliot C, Lynskey Michael T, Heath Andrew C, Wray Naomi, Agrawal Arpana, Shand Fiona L, Henders Anjali K, Wallace Leanne, Todorov Alexandre A, Schrage Andrew J, Saccone Nancy L, Madden Pamela A F, Degenhardt Louisa, Martin Nicholas G, Montgomery Grant W
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CONTEXT: The genetic contribution to liability for opioid dependence is well established; identification of the responsible genes has proved challenging. OBJECTIVE: To examine association of 1430 candidate gene single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with heroin dependence, reporting here only the 71 SNPs in the chromosome 11 gene cluster (NCAM1, TTC12, ANKK1, DRD2) that include the strongest observed...
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