Functional polymorphisms of the glutamate receptor N-methyl D-aspartate 2A gene are associated with heroin addiction
“Functional polymorphisms of the glutamate receptor N-methyl D-aspartate 2A gene are associated with heroin addiction”, vol. 13, pp. 8714-8721, 2014.
, Heroin dependence is a debilitating psychiatric disorder with a complex inheritance mechanism. Genetic polymorphisms in functional regions of the glutamate receptor, N-methyl D-aspartate 2A (GRIN2A) gene, which encodes the 2A subunit of the N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor, may modulate the risk of heroin addiction.