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Association of OPRM1 and COMT single-nucleotide polymorphisms with hospital length of stay and treatment of neonatal abstinence syndrome.
JAMA - 1 May 2013
Wachman Elisha M, Hayes Marie J, Brown Mark S, Paul Jonathan, Harvey-Wilkes Karen, Terrin Norma, Huggins Gordon S, Aranda Jacob V, Davis Jonathan M
Abstract excerpt
IMPORTANCE: Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) caused by in utero opioid exposure is a growing problem; genetic factors influencing the incidence and severity have not been previously examined. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the μ-opioid receptor (OPRM1), multidrug resistance (ABCB1), and catechol-o-methyltransferase (COMT) genes are associated with risk for opioid addiction in adults. OBJECTIVE: To...
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