Pro-opiomelanocortin Gene Variation Related to Alcohol or Drug Dependence: Evidence and Replications across Family- and Population-based Studies

BACKGROUND: Opioidergic neurotransmission is critical in many, and possibly all, forms of substance dependence, and several opioid-system genes have been shown previously to be associated with substance dependence disorders. The pro-opiomelanocortin gene (POMC) encodes several peptides important for...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Huiping, Kranzler, Henry R., Weiss, Roger D., Luo, Xingguang, Brady, Kathleen T., Anton, Raymond F., Farrer, Lindsay A., Gelernter, Joel
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2896237/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19217079
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2008.12.021
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