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Opioid receptor polymorphism A118G associated with clinical severity in a drug overdose population.
Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology - 1 Jun 2013
Manini A F, Jacobs M M, Vlahov D, Hurd Y L
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variations in the human mu-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) mediate individual differences in response to pain and opiate addiction. We studied whether the common A118G (rs1799971) mu-opioid receptor single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) was associated with overdose severity in humans. In addi...
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