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Leukocyte Telomere Length Is Not Shortened in Methamphetamine Dependence or Methamphetamine-Induced Psychosis but Is Increased Following Traumatic Events.<strong> </strong>
2021-03-25
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<h4>Background: </h4> Methamphetamine (MA) is one of the most common drugs of abuse in Thailand. MA use may cause neurotoxicity, immune-inflammatory and oxidative stress responses and, consequently, MA-induced psychosis (MIP). <h4>Aims:</h4> This study aims to examine the effects of MA use and dependence and MA withdrawal symptoms on the telomere to single copy gene (T/S) ratio and whether shortening of the latter...
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- cb7daf9d-4c12-5c11-8d59-419f8614de5f
- DOI
- 10.20944/preprints202103.0632.v1
