Pharmacogenetics of Naltrexone in Asian Americans: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Laboratory Study
Pharmacogenetics of Naltrexone in Asian Americans: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Laboratory Study
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Cham: Springer International Publishing
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English
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Recent clinical and laboratory studies have shown that the effects of naltrexone for alcoholism may be moderated by the Asn40Asp single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the
μ
-opioid receptor gene (
OPRM1
). Allele frequencies for this polymorphism, however, have been shown to vary substantially as a function of ethnic background, such...
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Pharmacogenetics of Naltrexone in Asian Americans: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Laboratory Study
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3242306
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3242306
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0893-133X
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1740-634X
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10.1038/npp.2011.192
