Homocysteine associated genomic DNA hypermethylation in patients with chronic alcoholism

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1611-1616

  Bonsch D ^a   Lenz, B ^a   Reulbach, U ^a   Kornhuber, J ^a   Bleich, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Epigenetic control; Global DNA methylation; Homocysteine

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; ETHANOL; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 11244313061     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-004-0232-x     Document Type: Article

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