Human GABA(A) receptor α1 and α3 subunits genes and alcoholism

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 430-433

  Persian, A ^a   Cloninger, C R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholic Subtypes; GABA(A) Receptors; Haplotype Relative Risk; Polymorphisms; Relative Risk

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; CHLORIDE ION; PICROTOXIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; SEDATION; ALLELE; GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ALLELES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RISK;

EID: 0030611641     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1997.tb03787.x     Document Type: Article

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