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Putative association between the -1415 T/C polymorphism of spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase (SSAT1) gene and alcohol use disorders in women and men.
The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse - 1 May 2014
Vaquero-Lorenzo Concepción, López-Castromán Jorge, Bermudo-Soriano Carlos Riaza, Saiz-Ruiz Jerónimo, Fernández-Piqueras José, Baca-García Enrique
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The activity of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) glutamate receptor, which responds to the levels of polyamines, modifies the neurotoxicity caused by ethanol. We aimed to investigate if the functionality of the spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase (SSAT1) gene could be associated with...
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