rs10151731
This is a intron variant variant in the NRXN3 gene.
▶Research that mentions this SNP (1)
▶The relationship between polymorphisms of BDNFOS and BDNF genes and heroin addiction in the Han Chinese populationReviewTianbo Jin et al.(2016)· The Journal of Gene Medicine
This review examines neurogenetic and neuropharmacological correlates of opioid use disorder (OUD) with emphasis on ancestry-specific genetic risk profiles. The paper identifies multiple genes involved in the reward pathway (DRD2, DRD3, DRD4, OPRM1, OPRK1, OPRD1, BDNF, NRXN3, COMT, SLC6A4, KCNC1, KCNG2) and their variants associated with OUD susceptibility and treatment response across different ethnic populations, highlighting critical research disparities where African Americans and Hispanics have been underrepresented in genetic association studies.
About NRXN3
This gene encodes a member of a family of proteins that function in the nervous system as receptors and cell adhesion molecules. Extensive alternative splicing and the use of alternative promoters results in multiple transcript variants and protein isoforms for this gene, but the full-length nature of many of these variants has not been determined. Transcripts that initiate from an upstream promoter encode alpha isoforms, which contain epidermal growth factor-like (EGF-like) sequences and laminin G domains. Transcripts initiating from the downstream promoter encode beta isoforms, which lack EGF-like sequences. Genetic variation at this locus has been associated with a range of behavioral phenotypes, including alcohol dependence and autism spectrum disorder. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2012]
View all NRXN3 variants →Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.
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