Association of THR105Ile, a functional polymorphism of histamine N-methyltransferase (HNMT), with alcoholism in German Caucasians

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-75

  Reuter, Martin ^a   Jeste, Neelum ^b   Klein, Thomas ^c   Hennig, Juergen ^a   Goldman, David ^b   Enoch, Mary Anne ^b   Oroszi, Gabor ^b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

^c Clinic for the Treatment of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Eschenburg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Family history of alcoholism; Histamine; HNMT Thr105Ile

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ETHNICITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; DNA PRIMERS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HISTAMINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; ISOLEUCINE; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; THREONINE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 33846236230     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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