CHRNB2 promoter region: Association with subjective effects to nicotine and gene expression differences

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 176-185

  Hoft, N R ^a   Stitzel, J A ^a   Hutchison, K E ^b   Ehringer, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic association; Nicotinic receptors; SNP; Subjective effects; Tobacco use

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR A4; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR A6; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR B3; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BETA2; PROTEIN P19; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RECEPTOR GENE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LUCIFERASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICOTINE; PHENOTYPE; PLASMIDS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

CANNABIS SATIVA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 79951783389     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: 1601183X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183X.2010.00650.x     Document Type: Article

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