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SNPs from BCHE and DRD3 genes associated to cocaine abuse amongst violent individuals from Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Forensic science international - 1 Dec 2020
Pego A M F, Leyton V, Miziara I D, Bortolin R H, Freitas R C C, Hirata M, Tomaz P R X, Santos J R, Santos P C J L, Yonamine M
Abstract excerpt
Violence and drug abuse are highly destructive phenomena found world-wide, especially in Brazil. They seem to rise proportionally to one another and possibly related. Additionally, genetics may also play a role in drug abuse. This study has focused on identifying the use of cocaine within postmortem cases arriving at the Institute of Legal Medicine of Sao Paulo as well as the presence of certain single nucleotide...
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