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OPRM1 genotype and naltrexone response in depressed alcohol-dependent patients.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 May 2015
Foulds James A, Ton Kim, Kennedy Martin A, Adamson Simon J, Mulder Roger T, Sellman J Douglas
Abstract excerpt
A functional polymorphism rs1799971 (A118G) in the μ-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) produces an amino acid substitution Asn40Asp, which is believed to influence naltrexone response in nondepressed alcohol-dependent patients. In this study, patients with alcohol dependence and major depression (n=108) received open-label naltrexone and clinical case management for 12 weeks, and were randomized to citalopram or...
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