Effects of Dopamine Receptor D4 Variation on Alcohol and Tobacco Use and on Novelty Seeking: Multivariate Linkage and Association Analysis

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 124 B, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 113-123

  Luciano, Michelle ^a   Zhu, G ^a   Kirk, K M ^a,b   Whitfield, J B ^a,c,d   Butler, R ^c   Heath, A C ^e   Madden, P A F ^e   Martin, N G ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol and tobacco use; Association analysis; DRD4; Multivariate linkage analysis; Novelty seeking

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 4 RECEPTOR; GENE PRODUCT;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BASE PAIRING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING HABIT; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWINS; ZYGOSITY;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0346102508     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.20077     Document Type: Article

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