探讨VMAT2和DAT表达,精神病体验,渴望和治疗动机之间的关系,在男性患者的甲基胺使用障碍

Mualla Keskinsezer1, Ahmet Bulent Yazici1, Gamze Guney Eskiler2

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, 54290 Sakarya, Türkiye.

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概括

低囊泡单胺转运器2 (VMAT-2) 基因表达预测甲基胺使用障碍 (MUD),而高多巴胺转运器 (DAT) 基因表达预测烟草使用障碍 (TUD). 在MUD患者中,精神体验更高.

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