The proenkephalin gene (PENK) and opioid dependence

David E. Comings; Hezekiah Blake; George Dietz; Radhika Gade-Andavolu; Richard S. Legro; Gerard Saucier; Patrick Johnson; Ray Verde; James P. MacMurray

doi:10.1097/00001756-199904060-00042

The proenkephalin gene (PENK) and opioid dependence

David E. Comings
, Hezekiah Blake
, George Dietz
, Radhika Gade-Andavolu
, Richard S. Legro
, Gerard Saucier
, Patrick Johnson
, Ray Verde
, James P. MacMurray

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WE tested the hypothesis that the alleles at the (CA)n repeat of the proenkephalin gene (PENK) might be associated with opioid addiction in 31 non-Hispanic Caucasian subjects with opioid dependence (heroin), 89 ethnically matched subjects with substance dependence other than opioid dependence and 132 controls. Among the subjects with opioid dependence, 66% carried the ≥ 81 bp allele compared with 40% of subjects with other types of substance abuse (χ² = 11.31, p < 0.004) and 49% of controls (X² = 6.0, p < 0.015). These results are consistent with a role of the PENK gene in opioid dependence.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1133-1135
Number of pages	3
Journal	Neuroreport
Volume	10
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00001756-199904060-00042
State	Published - Apr 6 1999

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