Association between neuropeptide y gene polymorphisms and alcohol dependence: A case-control study in two independent populations

European Addiction Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 307-313

  Bhaskar, L V K S ^a,b   Thangaraj, K ^a   Kumar, K Praveen ^a   Pardhasaradhi, G ^a   Singh, Lalji ^a,c   Rao, V R ^d  

^a CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

^b SRI RAMACHANDRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Indian populations; Neuropeptide Y; SNP

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DSM-IV; FEMALE; GENE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y GENE; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877657520     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: 14219891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000346679     Document Type: Article

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