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No Association Between AKT1 Polymorphisms and Methamphetamine Addiction in Iranian Population.
Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN - 1 Mar 2020
Ghafouri-Fard Soudeh, Azari Iman, Hashemian Fatemeh, Nejatizadeh Azim, Taheri Mohammad
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have shown a high level of heritability for most kinds of substance abuse. Certain single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) or haplotypes have been shown to influence methamphetamine abuse or the related psychosis. Among the most related pathways in dependence to methamphetamine are dopaminergic system-related genes especially V-akt murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog 1 (AKT1). In the current...
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