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Addiction Medicine
New data from National Institutes of Health illuminate research in addiction medicine
March 9th, 2008
Scientists discuss in "Higher order" addiction molecular genetics: convergent data from genome-wide association in humans and mice' new findings in addiction medicine. "Family, adoption and twin data each support substantial heritability for addictions. Most of this heritable influence is not substance-specific," researchers in the United States report. "The overlapping genetic vulnerability for developing dependence on a variety of addictive substances suggests large roles for 'higher order' pharamacogenomics in addiction molecular genetics. We and others have now completed genome-wide association (GWA) studies of DNAs from individuals with dependence on a variety of...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2008-03-09)
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