Influence of ADH1B polymorphism on alcohol use and its subjective effects in a Jewish population

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 138-143

  Carr, Lucinda G ^a,b   Foroud, Tatiana ^a   Stewart, Trent ^a   Castelluccio, Peter ^a   Edenberg, Howard J ^a   Li, Ting Kai ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ADH1B; Alcohol consumption; Polymorphism Jews

Indexed keywords

ADH1B GENE; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; JEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; JEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 0036808220     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.10674     Document Type: Article

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