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Abstract
There is a significant heritability of drug addiction disorders, but potential genes that may underlie such vulnerability have not been clearly identified. Common neurobiological candidates for drug abuse include genes related to dopamine, opioid neuropeptide, and glutamate transmission that play important roles in drug reward and inhibitory control. This article provides an overview of genetic polymorphisms linked to these neurobiological systems, particularly in relation to psychostimulant- and opioid-addiction vulnerability.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17075557 DOI: 10.1017/s1092852900015005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: CNS Spectr ISSN: 1092-8529 Impact factor: 3.790