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Effect of short-term prescription opioids on DNA methylation of the OPRM1 promoter
3 Jun 2020
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BACKGROUND: A long-term opioid use has been associated with hypermethylation of the opioid receptor mu 1 (OPRM1) promoter. Very little is currently known about the early epigenetic response to therapeutic opioids. Here, we examine whether we can detect DNA methylation changes associated with a few days' use of prescribed opioids. Genome-wide DNA methylation was assayed in a cohort of 33 opioid-naïve participants...
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