Gamma-aminobutyric acid A receptor, α-2 (GABRA2) variants as individual markers for alcoholism: A meta-analysis

Psychiatric Genetics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 189-196

  Zintzaras, Elias ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol dependence; alcoholism; GABRA2; genetic association; meta analysis; polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR ALPHA2;

ALCOHOLISM; ALLELE; ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALCOHOLISM; ALLELES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PUBLICATION BIAS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84863453429     PISSN: 09558829     EISSN: 14735873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YPG.0b013e328353ae53     Document Type: Article

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