NIDA to Fund Studies of Genes, Variants Involved in Addiction

Published December 10, 2013

NIDA to Fund Studies of Genes, Variants Involved in Addiction
Genomics research projects in recent years using genome-wide scans, gene expression profiling, proteomics, epigenomic analyses, and other methods have identified candidate genes and variants that may be involved in drug addiction, but the discovery of …
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"We have to have systems in place to prevent abuse," Payne said. "And there has to be a sense that it will be put to good purposes." That's already happening. Doctors are using personalized genetic information combined with data to avoid overuse of …
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