Impact of a Genetic Risk Factor for Substance Use Differs by Sex in Adolescents
In a study of adolescent boys and girls, neuroscientists at Penn State and Georgetown University Medical Center(GUMC) have found a sex difference in a gene linked to substance use disorders.
To date, only adults have been studied for substance use disorders with regards to a particular genetic risk factor. Those studies found that a genealteration that codes for the neurotransmitter dopamine was…
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