Linkage disequilibrium, haplotype and association studies of a chromosome 4 GABA receptor gene cluster: Candidate gene variants for addictions

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 141, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 854-860

  Drgon, Tomas ^a   D'Addario, Claudio ^a   Uhl, George R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; GABA receptors; Linkage disequilibrium

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; PROTEIN GABRA2; PROTEIN GABRA4; PROTEIN GABRB1; PROTEIN GABRG1; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ADDICTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 4P; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; GABRA2 GENE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN VARIANT; RECEPTOR GENE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 4; DNA PRIMERS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENE COMPONENTS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MARYLAND; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33845468881     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30349     Document Type: Article

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