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Exploring the Role of Alcohol Metabolizing Genotypes in a 12-Week Clinical Trial of Naltrexone for Alcohol Use Disorder.
Biomolecules - 10 Oct 2021
Castaldelli-Maia João M, Malbergier André, de Oliveira Adriana B P, Amaral Ricardo A, Negrão André B, Gonçalves Priscila D, Ventriglio Antonio, de Berardis Domenico, de Antonio Juliana, Firigato Isabela, Gattás Gilka J F, de Toledo Gonçalves Fernanda
Abstract excerpt
Background: The efficacy of naltrexone in the treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD) has been associated with a set of variables not directly related with the expression of opioid receptors. All the variables have been found to be highly associated with AUD itself or more severe clinical levels of AUD. Objectives: Given the high association between alcohol metabolizing enzymes (AME) and the outcome of AUD, the...
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