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The dopamine receptor D2 (DRD2) SNP rs1076560 is associated with opioid addiction.
Annals of human genetics - 1 Jan 2014
Clarke Toni-Kim, Weiss Amy R D, Ferarro Thomas N, Kampman Kyle M, Dackis Charles A, Pettinati Helen M, O'brien Charles P, Oslin David W, Lohoff Falk W, Berrettini Wade H
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The risk for drug addiction is partially heritable. Genes of the dopamine system are likely candidates to harbour risk variants, as dopamine neurotransmission is involved in mediating the rewarding effects of drugs of abuse. One functional single nucleotide polymorphism in dopamine receptor D2 (D...
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