Endogenous Opioid Receptor Genes and Alcohol Dependence among Taiwanese Han

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-19

  Loh, El Wui ^b   Fann, Cathy S J ^a   Chang, Yuh Terng ^a   Chang, Ching Jui ^c   Cheng, Andrew T A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

^c CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Association Study; Endogenous Opioid Receptor; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLISM; ALLELES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPIOID PEPTIDES; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, OPIOID; TAIWAN; VARIATION (GENETICS);

MARTES PENNANTI;

EID: 1642576324     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ALC.0000106303.41755.B8     Document Type: Article

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