A functional polymorphism within the μ-opioid receptor gene and risk for abuse of alcohol and other substances

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 224-228

  Schinka, J A ^a,b,c   Town, T ^a   Abdullah, L ^a   Crawford, F C ^a,b   Ordorica, P I ^b,c   Francis, E ^b,c   Hughees, P ^b,c   Graves, A B ^a   Mortimer, J A ^a   Mullan, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Association study; Drug use; Opioid

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; COCAINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 85047700523     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000951     Document Type: Article

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