DNA hypermethylation of the alpha synuclein promoter in patients with alcoholism

NeuroReport

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 167-170

  Bönsch, Dominikus ^a   Lenz, Bernd ^a   Kornhuber, Johannes ^a   Bleich, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Alpha synuclein; Epigenetic control; Homocysteine; Promoter DNA methylation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN; DNA; HOMOCYSTEINE; PRESENILIN 1;

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DNA METHYLATION; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYNUCLEINS; TEMPERANCE;

EID: 13844250333     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200502080-00020     Document Type: Article

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