A functional polymorphism of the μ-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) influences cue-induced craving for alcohol in male heavy drinkers

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-10

  Van Den Wildenberg, Esther ^a   Wiers, Reinout W ^a   Dessers, Joelle ^a   Janssen, Rob G J H ^b   Lambrichs, Ellen H ^b   Smeets, Hubert J M ^b   Van Breukelen, Gerard J P ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Population Genetics and Genome Center Maastricht ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Craving; Cue Reactivity; OPRM1; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; WATER;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ALLELE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPENDENT VARIABLE; GENE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPRM1 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVATION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; ALLELES; AROUSAL; BEER; CUES; DNA; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33845864182     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2006.00258.x     Document Type: Article

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