The association between the DRD2 TaqI A polymorphism and smoking cessation in response to acupuncture in Koreans.
J Altern Complement Med
; 11(3): 401-5, 2005 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-15992222
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The response to acupuncture is presumed to differ with the individual; this variation might be due to genetic differences. Therefore, we examined whether the DRD2 TaqI A polymorphism is associated with the response to acupuncture in the treatment of smoking cessation in a Korean population.SUBJECTS:
A total of 231 healthy Korean male smokers participated in this study.INTERVENTIONS:
The subjects underwent three manual auricular acupuncture treatments in one week. DESIGN AND OUTCOMEMEASURES:
After 1 week, high and low responders to the acupuncture treatment were selected according to their cigarette consumption and the desire to smoke. A DRD2 TaqI A restriction enzyme fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) study examined genomic DNA extracted from blood samples.RESULTS:
The proportions of high, intermediate, and low responders were 28.6, 55.4, and 16.0%, respectively. The RFLP study showed that the distribution of the DRD2*A genotype and allele frequencies differed significantly between the high and low responders (chi(2) test, p = 0.031 and 0.016, respectively), and that high responders had a higher DRD2*A2 allele frequency than low responders.CONCLUSIONS:
Our findings suggest that DRD2 TaqI A polymorphism is related to acupuncture response in smoking cessation treatment.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Polimorfismo Genético
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Fumar
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Terapia por Acupuntura
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Cese del Hábito de Fumar
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Receptores de Dopamina D2
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Altern Complement Med
Asunto de la revista:
TERAPIAS COMPLEMENTARES
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Corea del Sur