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Genetic polymorphisms in the opioid receptor delta 1 (OPRD1) gene are associated with methadone dose in methadone maintenance treatment for heroin dependence

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Delta opioid receptor (DOR) is well known to be involved in heroin dependence. This study tested the hypothesis that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the opioid receptor delta 1 (OPRD1)… Click to show full abstract

Delta opioid receptor (DOR) is well known to be involved in heroin dependence. This study tested the hypothesis that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the opioid receptor delta 1 (OPRD1) gene coding region are associated with treatment responses in a methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) cohort in Taiwan. Three hundred forty-four MMT patients were recruited. Diastolic/systolic blood pressure, heart rate, methadone dosage, and plasma concentrations of methadone were recorded. Twenty-five SNPs located within the OPRD1 genetic region were selected and genotyped from the genomic DNA of all 344 participants. After pairwise tagger analyses, tagger SNP rs204047 showed a significant association with methadone dosage (Pā€‰=ā€‰0.0019), and tagger SNPs rs204047 and rs797397 were significantly associated with plasma R, S-methadone concentrations (Pā€‰<ā€‰0.0006) in patients tested negative in the urine morphine test, which indicated patients with a better response to MMT. The major genotype carriers showed a higher methadone dosage and higher plasma concentrations of R, S-methadone than the minor genotype carriers. The results indicated that OPRD1 genetic variants were associated with methadone dosage and methadone plasma concentration in MMT patients with a negative morphine test result.

Keywords: delta oprd1; opioid receptor; receptor delta; methadone; heroin dependence

Journal Title: Journal of Human Genetics
Year Published: 2020

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