SLC1A2 Gene Polymorphism Influences Methamphetamine-Induced Psychosis

• Main Authors: Dayang Nooreffazleen, Yahya, Rhanye, Mac Guad, Wu, Yuan Seng *, Gan, Siew Hua, Subash, C.B. Gopinath, Hasif, Adlli Zakariah, Rusdi, Abdul Rashid, Maw, Shin Sim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2023
• Subjects: QD Chemistry; QH Natural history; RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2849/1/Wu%20Yuan%20Seng_SLC1A2%20gene%20polymorphism%20influences%20methamphetamine.pdf; http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2849/; https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm13020270

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...