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Implication of OPRM1 A118G Polymorphism in Opioids Addicts in Pakistan: In vitro and In silico Analysis.
Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN - 1 Aug 2018
Ahmed Madiha, Ul Haq Ihsan, Faisal Muhammad, Waseem Durdana, Taqi Malik Mumtaz
Abstract excerpt
Single nucleotide polymorphism in OPRM1 gene is associated with hedonic and reinforcing consequences of opioids. Risk and protective alleles may vary in different populations. One hundred healthy controls and 100 opioids (predominantly heroin) addicts from Pakistani origin were genotyped for A118G (N40D) polymorphism in OPRM1. Structural and functional impact of the polymorphism on encoded protein was predicted...
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