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Genetic susceptibility of opioid receptor genes polymorphism to drug addiction: A candidate-gene association study.
BMC psychiatry - 5 Jan 2021
Al-Eitan Laith N, Rababa'h Doaa M, Alghamdi Mansour A
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BACKGROUND: Like other complex diseases including drug addiction, genetic factors can interfere with the disease. In this study, three opioid genes (OPRM1, OPRD1, and OPRK1) were examined for an association with drug addiction among Jordanian males. METHODS: The study involved 498 addicts, in addition to 496 healthy controls and all from Arab descent. RESULTS: The findings in this study showed that rs1799971 of...
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