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Pharmacogenetic randomized trial for cocaine abuse: disulfiram and α1A-adrenoceptor gene variation.
European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology - 1 Nov 2013
Shorter D, Nielsen D A, Huang W, Harding M J, Hamon S C, Kosten T R
Abstract excerpt
Disulfiram is a cocaine addiction pharmacotherapy that inhibits dopamine β-hydroxylase (DβH) and reduces norepinephrine production. We examined whether a functional variant of the ADRA1A gene (Cys to Arg at codon 347 in exon 2, Cys347Arg) may enhance treatment response through decreased stimulation of this α1A-adrenoceptor, since antagonists of this receptor show promise in reducing cocaine use. Sixty-nine...
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