Craving for alcohol and food during treatment for alcohol dependence: Modulation by T allele of 1519T>C GABAAα6

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1593-1599

  Han, Doug Hyun ^a,b   Bolo, Nicholas ^a   Daniels, Melissa A ^a   Lyoo, In Kyoon ^c   Min, Kyung Joon ^b   Kim, Chang Hyun ^d   Renshaw, Perry F ^a  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Chuncheon National Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Body mass index; Craving; Gamma aminobutyric acid A 6 (GABAA 6)

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR ALPHA6; ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FOOD INTAKE; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; ALLELES; BODY WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EATING; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

EID: 50849125402     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2008.00734.x     Document Type: Article

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