DAT1 gene polymorphism in alcoholism: A family-based association study

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 652-654

  Franke, Petra ^a   Schwab, Sibylle G ^a   Knapp, Michael ^a   Gänsicke, Michael ^a   Delmo, Cynthia ^a   Zill, Peter ^c   Trixler, Matyas ^d   Lichtermann, Dirk ^a   Hallmayer, Joachim ^b   Wildenauer, Dieter B ^a   Maier, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Delirium; Dopamine transporter (SLC6A3); Family based association study; Seizure; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ALLELE; ARTICLE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARKER GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM REPEAT; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ALCOHOLISM; ALLELES; CARRIER PROTEINS; DELIRIUM; DOPAMINE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEIZURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0033105228     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(98)00135-8     Document Type: Article

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