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μ-Opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) polymorphism in patients with breast cancer.
Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine - 1 Jun 2015
Cieślińska Anna, Sienkiewicz-Szłapka Edyta, Kostyra Elżbieta, Fiedorowicz Ewa, Snarska Jadwiga, Wroński Konrad, Tenderenda Michał, Jarmołowska Beata, Matysiewicz Michał
Abstract excerpt
Structure-dependent μ-opioid receptor (MOR) activity is an important element in cancer opioid analgesic effectiveness. It is widely accepted that guanine (G) substitution for adenine (A) at OPRM1 gene sequence position 118 changes receptor glycosylation pattern. This is associated with decreased binding ability in both exogenous and endogenous opioids, resulting in increased human pain resistance. The endogenous...
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