Association analysis between a Cys23Ser substitution polymorphism of the human 5-HT(2c) receptor gene and neuronal hyperexcitability

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 126-130

  Samochowiec, Jerzy ^a,b   Smolka, Michael ^a   Winterer, Georg ^a   Rommelspacher, Hans ^a   Schmidt, Lutz Gerhard ^a   Sander, Thomas ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

5 HT(2c) receptor; Alcohol dependence; Association; Epilepsy; Genetics; Withdrawal syndrome

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; SERINE; SEROTONIN 2C RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ALLELE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; AUDIOGENIC SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; X CHROMOSOME;

MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0033574595     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19990416)88:2<126::AID-AJMG6>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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