Genetic influences of dopamine transport gene on alcohol dependence: A pooled analysis of 13 studies with 2483 cases and 1753 controls

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1255-1260

  Xu, Mingqing ^a   Lin, Zhicheng ^a  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Dopamine transporter; Genetic polymorphism; Linkage disequilibrium

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER; PROTEIN SLC6A3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ETHNICITY; GENDER; GENE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SLC6A3 GENE; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ALCOHOLISM; CONTROL GROUPS; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK;

EID: 79957849539     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: 18784216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2010.11.001     Document Type: Article

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