Biological psychiatry
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Biological psychiatry · Sep 2011
The AVPR1A gene and substance use disorders: association, replication, and functional evidence.
The liability to addiction has been shown to be highly genetically correlated across drug classes, suggesting nondrug-specific mechanisms. ⋯ The findings of this study call for expansion of research into the role of the arginine vasopressin and other neuropeptide system variation in DUD liability.