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TSPO polymorphism in individuals with alcohol use disorder: Association with cholesterol levels and withdrawal severity.
Addiction biology - 1 Jan 2021
Wiers Corinde E, Martins De Carvalho Luana, Hodgkinson Colin A, Schwandt Melanie, Kim Sung Won, Diazgranados Nancy, Wang Gene-Jack, Goldman David, Volkow Nora D
Abstract excerpt
The translocator protein (TSPO) transports cholesterol into mitochondria and is involved in steroidogenesis. The TSPO polymorphism rs6971 influences binding of cholesterol and other TSPO ligands including positron-emission tomography (PET) imaging radiotracers. Although it is recognized that alcohol increases plasma high-density lipoproteins (HDLs), its effects on total cholesterol and triglycerides along with...
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