Addiction genetics and pleiotropic effects of common haplotypes that make polygenic contributions to vulnerability to substance dependence

Journal of Neurogenetics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 272-282

  Uhl, George R ^a   Drgon, Tomas ^a   Johnson, Catherine ^a   Liu, Qing Rong ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Complex genetics; Genomewide association; Psychiatric genetics

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE;

ADDICTION; BRAIN SIZE; COGNITION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ETHNIC GROUP; FRONTAL LOBE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC RISK; HAPLOTYPE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; NEUROSIS; PHARMACOGENOMICS; PHENOTYPE; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL ADHESION; COGNITION DISORDERS; CYTOKINES; FRONTAL LOBE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PHENOTYPE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 68649085171     PISSN: 01677063     EISSN: 15635260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01677060802572929     Document Type: Review

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