The 3′ part of the dopamine transporter gene DAT1/SLC6A3 is associated with withdrawal seizures in patients with alcohol dependence

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-35

  Le Strat, Yann ^a,b   Ramoz, Nicolas ^a   Pickering, Paul ^b   Burger, Virginie ^a   Boni, Claudette ^a   Aubin, Henri Jean ^c   Adès, Jean ^b   Batel, Philippe ^c   Gorwood, Philip ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b HÔPITAL LOUIS MOURIER   (France)

^c ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Alcohol Dependence; Alcoholism; DAT1 SLC6A3; Dopamine Transporter; Withdrawal Seizure

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; TANDEM REPEAT; WITHDRAWAL SEIZURE; ADULT; DELIRIUM TREMENS; ETHNOLOGY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; ONSET AGE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER; SLC6A3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL SEIZURES; DOPAMINE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 37349074407     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2007.00552.x     Document Type: Article

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