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Naltrexone vs Placebo for the Treatment of Alcohol Dependence: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
JAMA psychiatry - 1 May 2015
Oslin David W, Leong Shirley H, Lynch Kevin G, Berrettini Wade, O'Brien Charles P, Gordon Adam J, Rukstalis Margaret
Abstract excerpt
IMPORTANCE: Alcohol use disorder is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. While effective pharmacological treatments exist, they are efficacious only in certain individuals, contributing to their limited use. Secondary analysis of clinical trial data suggests that a functional polymorphism (rs1799971, Asn40Asp) of the µ-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) is associated with the risk of relapse to heavy...
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