An investigation of associations between alcohol use disorder and polymorphisms on ALDH2, BDNF, 5-HTTLPR, and MTHFR genes in older Korean men

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 441-448

  Shin, Sangmoon ^a   Stewart, Robert ^b   Ferri, Cleusa P ^b   Kim, Jae Min ^c   Shin, Il Seon ^c   Kim, Sung Wan ^c   Yang, Su Jin ^c   Yoon, Jin Sang ^c  

^a Gwangju Veterans Hospital   (South Korea)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

5 HTTLPR; Alcohol abuse; Alcohol dependence; Alcohol use disorder; ALDH2; BDNF; Gene association study; MTHFR

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE ISOENZYME 2; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER GENE LINKED POLYMORPHIC REGION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; ALLELES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 77950816072     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2358     Document Type: Article

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