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The role of 5-HTTLPR polymorphism in alcohol craving experience.
Psychiatry research - 15 Aug 2014
Pombo Samuel, Ferreira Joana, Cardoso José Maria Neves, Ismail Fátima, Levy Pilar, Bicho Manuel
Abstract excerpt
The way in which genetic risk mediates the development of craving in alcohol dependence is still relatively unknown. The authors sought to clarify the extent to which alcohol craving could be predicted by a relevant polymorphism in the promoter region of the gene encoding the 5-HT transporter (5-HTTLPR). A sample of 101 alcohol-dependent patients admitted for alcohol treatment was recruited for the study. At...
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