BACKGROUND: Several investigations have reported associations the serotonin 1A (5-
HT1A) receptor to schizophrenia and psychotic disorders, making 5-HT1A receptor gene …

Although best known as a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), tamoxifen is a
drug with a wide range of activities. Tamoxifen has demonstrated some efficacy has a …

An allele of the human dopamine D4 receptor (D4R) gene (DRD4), containing seven
tandem repeats of a 48-base nucleotide sequence (DRD4. 7), has been reproducibly found …

Psychopathy and Substance Use Disorders Page 1 635 There has been a long-standing
awareness of the co-occurrence of psychopathy and sub- stance use disorders (SUDs). Recent …

Recent studies showed an association between a functional polymorphism of BDNF gene
(Val66Met) and the susceptibility to methamphetamine addiction. We hypothesized that this …

To the Editor: The frequency of methamphetamine use has alarmingly increased in Iran, as
in many other countries in recent years. 1 The most recent survey on drug abuse in Iran …

Lines of mice were created by selective breeding for the purpose of identifying genetic
mechanisms that influence the magnitude of the selected trait and to explore genetic …

Genetic factors likely influence individual sensitivity to positive and negative effects of
methamphetamine (MA) and risk for MA dependence. Genetic influence on MA consumption …

BACKGROUND: Abnormalities in glutaminergic neural transmission have been suggested
to be involved in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. A recent study reported that alterations …

Methods We present additional genotyping of rs165599 in 423 cases and 502 controls of a
Taiwanese MAMP user sample. We carried out an in-silico evaluation of rs165599 for a …