Association between the functional polymorphism of catechol-O- methyltransferase gene and alcohol consumption among social drinkers

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 135-139

  Kauhanen, Jussi ^a   Hallikainen, Tero ^b   Tuomainen, Tomi Pekka ^b   Koulu, Markku ^b   Karvonen, Matti K ^b   Salonen, Jukka T ^b   Tiihonen, Jari ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alcohol; Catechol O Methyltransferase; Epidemiology; Genetics; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DOPAMINE METABOLISM; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034087589     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000374-200002000-00001     Document Type: Article

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