Article
MAOA rs1137070 and heroin addiction interactively alter gray matter volume of the salience network.
Scientific reports - 27 Mar 2017
Sun Yan, Liu Linwen, Feng Jiajia, Yue Weihua, Lu Lin, Fan Yong, Shi Jie
Abstract excerpt
The rs1137070 polymorphism of monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) is associated with alcoholism and smoking behavior. However, the association between rs1137070 and heroin addiction remains unclear. In this study, we examined the allelic distribution of rs1137070 in 1,035 heroin abusers and 2,553 healthy controls and investigated the interactive effects of rs1137070 and heroin addiction on gray matter volume (GMV) based...
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