Analysis of Variations in the Glutamate Receptor, N-Methyl D-Aspartate 2A (GRIN2A) Gene Reveals Their Relative Importance as Genetic Susceptibility Factors for Heroin Addiction

Bin Zhao; Yongsheng Zhu; Wei Wang; Hai-min Cui; Yun-peng Wang; Jiang-hua Lai

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0070817

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Analysis of Variations in the Glutamate Receptor, N-Methyl D-Aspartate 2A (GRIN2A) Gene Reveals Their Relative Importance as Genetic Susceptibility Factors for Heroin Addiction

Bin Zhao ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Bin Zhao, Yongsheng Zhu

Affiliation College of Forensic Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Public Health for Forensic Science, Xi’an, Shaanxi, PR China
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Yongsheng Zhu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Bin Zhao, Yongsheng Zhu

Affiliations College of Forensic Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Public Health for Forensic Science, Xi’an, Shaanxi, PR China, Department of Medical Genetics and Cell Biology, Ningxia Medical University, Key Laboratory of Fertility Preservation and Maintenance, Ningxia Medical University, Ministry of Education, Ningxia, Yinchuan, PR China
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Wei Wang,

Affiliation College of Forensic Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Public Health for Forensic Science, Xi’an, Shaanxi, PR China
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Hai-min Cui,

Affiliation College of Forensic Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Public Health for Forensic Science, Xi’an, Shaanxi, PR China
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Yun-peng Wang,

Affiliation College of Forensic Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Public Health for Forensic Science, Xi’an, Shaanxi, PR China
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Jiang-hua Lai

* E-mail: laijh1011@hotmail.com

Affiliations College of Forensic Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Public Health for Forensic Science, Xi’an, Shaanxi, PR China, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Ministry of Education, Xi’an, Shaanxi, PR China
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Analysis of Variations in the Glutamate Receptor, N-Methyl D-Aspartate 2A (GRIN2A) Gene Reveals Their Relative Importance as Genetic Susceptibility Factors for Heroin Addiction

Bin Zhao,
Yongsheng Zhu,
Wei Wang,
Hai-min Cui,
Yun-peng Wang,
Jiang-hua Lai

Published: August 5, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0070817

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