The polymorphism GABABR1 T1974C[rs29230] of the GABAB receptor gene is not associated with the diagnosis of alcoholism or alcohol withdrawal seizures

Addiction Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 152-156

  Köhnke, Michael ^a,d   Schick, Sandra ^a   Lutz, Ulrich ^a   Köhnke, Annette ^a   Vonthein, Reinhard ^b   Kolb, Werner ^c   Batra, Anil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c Wilhelmsheim Hospital   (Germany)

^d Friedrich Petersen Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; GABA; Polymorphism; rs29230; Seizure withdrawal

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EEG ABNORMALITY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; WITHDRAWAL SEIZURE; ALLELE; GENETICS; HOSPITALIZATION; SEIZURE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ALLELES; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; SEIZURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 34247872958     PISSN: 13556215     EISSN: 13691600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-1600.2006.00013.x     Document Type: Article

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