Methylation of the tyrosine hydroxylase gene is dysregulated by cocaine dependence in the human striatum

Summary: Cocaine dependence is a chronic, relapsing disorder caused by lasting changes in the brain. Animal studies have identified cocaine-related alterations in striatal DNA methylation; however, it is unclear how methylation is related to cocaine dependence in humans. We generated methylomic prof...

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Main Authors: Kathryn Vaillancourt, Gang G. Chen, Laura Fiori, Gilles Maussion, Volodymyr Yerko, Jean-François Théroux, Carl Ernst, Benoit Labonté, Erin Calipari, Eric J. Nestler, Corina Nagy, Naguib Mechawar, Deborah C. Mash, Gustavo Turecki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-10-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004221011378