Reappraisal of the association between the DRD2 gene, alcoholism and addiction

European Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 90-96

  Gorwood, P ^a,b   Batel, P ^c   Gouya, L ^b   Courtois, F ^d   Feingold, J ^a   Ades J ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b HÔPITAL LOUIS MOURIER   (France)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA TRANSFUSION SANGUINE   (France)

^d ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

A1 allele; Complications; Dependence; Genetics

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; OPIATE; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADDICTION; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ALLELE; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034039782     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-9338(00)00207-8     Document Type: Article

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