SNPs in CHRNA6 and CHRNB3 are associated with alcohol consumption in a nationally representative sample

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 631-637

  Hoft, N R ^a   Corley, R P ^a   McQueen, M B ^a   Huizinga, D ^a   Menard, S ^a   Ehringer, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Alcohol use; Genetic association; Nicotinic receptors; SNP

Indexed keywords

NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR ALPHA6; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BETA3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; CHRNA6 GENE; CHRNB3 GENE; FEMALE; GENE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-INDUCED DISORDERS, NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68249120587     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: 1601183X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183X.2009.00495.x     Document Type: Article

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