Dopamine D2 receptor genotype is associated with increased mortality at a 10-year follow-up of alcohol-dependent individuals

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-5

  Berggren, Ulf ^a   Fahlke, Claudia ^b   Berglund, Kristina J ^b   Wadell, Kathleen ^a   Zetterberg, Henrik ^a   Blennow, Kaj ^a   Thelle, Dag ^c   Balldin, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 77949333825     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agp041     Document Type: Article

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