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Multi-variant Genetic Panel for Genetic Risk of Opioid Addiction.
Annals of clinical and laboratory science - 1 Aug 2017
Donaldson Keri, Demers Laurence, Taylor Kirk, Lopez Joe, Chang Sherman
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Over 116 million people worldwide have chronic pain and prescription dependence. In the US, opioids account for the majority of overdose deaths, and in 2014, almost 2 million Americans abused or were dependent on prescription opioids. Genetic factors may play a key role in opioid prescription addiction. Herein, we describe genetic variations between opioid addicted and non-addicted populations and derive a...
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