Susceptibility to methamphetamine dependence associated with high transcriptional activity alleles of VNTR polymorphism in the promoter region of monoamine oxidase A (MAOA)
Background and purpose: Monoamine oxidase A (MAOA, Xp11.3; OMIM: 309850) can modulate the level of neurotransmitters in the central nervous system. A 30 bp variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) genetic polymorphism on the promoter region of the MAOA can modulate the transcriptional activity of the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110863015000890 |