Between- and within-family association test of the dopamine receptor D2 TaqIA polymorphism and alcohol abuse and dependence in a general population sample of adults

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 362-370

  Haberstick, Brett C ^a   Timberlake, David ^a,b   Smolen, Andrew ^a   Sakai, Joseph T ^a,c   Hopfer, Christian J ^a,c   Corley, Robin P ^a   Young, Susan E ^a   Stallings, Michael C ^a   Huizinga, David ^a   Menard, Scott ^a,d   Hartman, Christy ^a,c   Grotpeter, Jennifer ^a   Hewitt, John K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RNA TRANSLATION; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; CRVAING WITHDRAWAL MODEL; FAMILY ATTITUDE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 34248183399     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2007.68.362     Document Type: Article

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