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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Association between the DRD2 A(1) allele and response to methadone and buprenorphine maintenance treatments |
Author: | Barratt, D. Coller, J. Somogyi, A. |
Citation: | American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 2006; 141B(4):323-331 |
Publisher: | Wiley-Liss |
Issue Date: | 2006 |
ISSN: | 1552-4841 1552-485X |
Statement of Responsibility: | Daniel T. Barratt, Janet K. Coller and Andrew A. Somogyi |
Abstract: | The TaqI A polymorphism (A(1)) of the dopamine D(2) receptor gene (DRD2), although not a specific predictor of opioid dependence, has been strongly associated with high levels of prior heroin use and poor treatment outcomes among methadone maintenance patients. The aims of this study were to confirm these findings via a retrospective analysis of A(1) allele frequency in methadone (n = 46) and buprenorphine (n = 25) patients, and non-opioid-dependent controls (n = 95). Subjects were genotyped at the DRD2 TaqI A locus using PCR amplification followed by TaqI restriction enzyme digestion and gel electrophoresis. For methadone and buprenorphine subjects, heroin use (prior to treatment), treatment outcomes, and withdrawal occurrence were determined from comprehensive case notes. No significant differences in A(1) allele frequency (%) were observed between: methadone (19.6%), buprenorphine (18.0%), and control (17.9%) groups (P > 0.7); successful and poor treatment outcome groups, methadone: 20.0% and 19.2%, respectively (P = 1.0); buprenorphine: 18.4% and 20.0%, respectively (P = 1.0). Also, there were no significant relationships between TaqI A genotype and prior heroin use (P = 0.47). However, among the successful methadone subjects, significantly fewer A(1) allele carriers experienced withdrawal than non-A(1) carriers (P = 0.04). In conclusion, the DRD2 genotype effects did not affect opioid maintenance treatment outcomes. This suggests the need for a further prospective investigation into the role of the DRD2 A(1) allele in heroin use and response to maintenance pharmacotherapies for opioid dependence. |
Keywords: | dopamine receptor treatment outcome heroin opioid dependence |
Description: | The definitive version is available at www3.interscience.wiley.com. |
DOI: | 10.1002/ajmg.b.30319 |
Published version: | http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jissue/112634219 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 6 Pharmacology publications |
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