Neuropeptide Y polymorphism and alcohol consumption in middle-aged men

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 117-121

  Kauhanen, Jussi ^a   Karvonen, Matti K ^b   Pesonen, Ullamari ^b   Koulu, Markku ^b   Tuomainen, Tomi Pekka ^a   Uusitupa, Matti I J ^a   Salonen, Jukka T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Ethanol; Genetic epidemiology; Male; Neuropeptide Y; Polymorphism; Population studies

Indexed keywords

NEUROPEPTIDE Y;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DNA; FINLAND; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LEUCINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PROLINE; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034679908     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-8628(20000717)93:2<117::AID-AJMG7>3.0.CO;2-#     Document Type: Article

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