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A polymorphism in the OPRM1 3'-untranslated region is associated with methadone efficacy in treating opioid dependence.
The pharmacogenomics journal - 1 Jan 2018
Crist R C, Doyle G A, Nelson E C, Degenhardt L, Martin N G, Montgomery G W, Saxon A J, Ling W, Berrettini W H
Abstract excerpt
The μ-opioid receptor (MOR) is the primary target of methadone and buprenorphine. The primary neuronal transcript of the OPRM1 gene, MOR-1, contains a ~13 kb 3' untranslated region with five common haplotypes in European-Americans. We analyzed the effects of these haplotypes on the percentage of opioid positive urine tests in European-Americans (n=582) during a 24-week, randomized, open-label trial of methadone...
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