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Addiction Medicine
New addiction medicine findings from N. Ballon and co-authors described
March 2nd, 2008
According to a study from Fort-de-France, Martinique, "The conflicting results reported by genetic studies with the variants of the genes coding for the dopaminergic system in cocaine addicts could be partially explained by the difficulties to constitute homogenous sample of patients. Childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and/or impulsivity are frequently associated with cocaine addiction and could participate in the heterogeneity of the samples in cocaine addicts." "Accordingly, it is hypothesized that cocaine addiction would be associated with the variants of the genes coding for the dopamine system in an homogenized sample of cocaine addicts,...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2008-03-02)
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