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Increased mesolimbic cue-reactivity in carriers of the mu-opioid-receptor gene OPRM1 A118G polymorphism predicts drinking outcome: a functional imaging study in alcohol dependent subjects.
European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology - 1 Aug 2015
Bach Patrick, Vollsta Dt-Klein Sabine, Kirsch Martina, Hoffmann Sabine, Jorde Anne, Frank Josef, Charlet Katrin, Beck Anne, Heinz Andreas, Walter Henrik, Sommer Wolfgang H, Spanagel Rainer, Rietschel Marcella, Kiefer Falk
Abstract excerpt
The endogenous opioid system is involved in the pathophysiology of alcohol-use disorders. Genetic variants of the opioid system alter neural and behavioral responses to alcohol. In particular, a single nucleotide polymorphism rs1799971 (A118G) in the mu-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) is suggested to modulate alcohol-related phenotypes and neural response in the mesocorticolimbic dopaminergic system. Little is known...
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