February 11, 2008
Gene Variant Predicts Medication Response in Patients with Alcohol Dependence
Patients with a certain gene variant drank less and experienced
better overall clinical outcomes than patients without the
variant while taking the medication naltrexone, according
to an analysis of participants in the National Institutes
of Health's 2001-2004 COMBINE (Combined Pharmacotherapies
and Behavioral Interventions for Alcohol Dependence) Study.
