Chunk #42 — IDENTIFICATION OF GENETIC RISK FACTORS FOR ILLICIT DRUG DEPENDENCE — Candidate Gene Studies

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The genetics of substance dependence.

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Interestingly, the rs16969968 nonsynonymous variant in the α5 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor is also associated with cocaine dependence, but the minor allele reduces the risk for cocaine dependence, which is the opposite of the effect reported for nicotine dependence (53).