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Association between common genetic variants in the opioid pathway and smoking behaviors in Chinese men.
Behavioral and brain functions : BBF - 21 Jan 2014
Fang Juan, Wang Xiaohong, He Bei
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BACKGROUND: There is biological evidence that the brain opioidergic system plays a critical role in the addictive properties of nicotine. The purpose of the present study was to examine the associations of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the genes encoding mu-opioid receptor (MOR) and the MOR-interacting proteins (including OPRM1, ARRB2, and HINT1) with smoking behaviors in Chinese men. METHODS: A total...
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