SLC1A2 Gene Polymorphism Influences Methamphetamine-Induced Psychosis

• Main Authors: Dayang Nooreffazleen Yahya, Rhanye Mac Guad, Yuan-Seng Wu, Siew Hua Gan, Subash C. B. Gopinath, Hasif Adli Zakariah, Rusdi Abdul Rashid, Maw Shin Sim
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2023
• Subjects: QH426-470 Genetics; RC512-528 Psychoses
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36082/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36082/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36082/; https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm13020270
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

SLC1A2 is a gene encoded for the excitatory amino acid transporter 2 which is responsible for glutamate reuptake from the synaptic cleft in the central nervous system. Recent studies have suggested that polymorphisms on glutamate transporters can affect drug dependence, leading to the development of...