Genetic analysis of AUTS2 as a susceptibility gene of heroin dependence

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 238-242

  Chen, Yun Hsiang ^a   Liao, Ding Lieh ^b   Lai, Chih Hao ^a   Chen, Chia Hsiang ^a,c,d  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b Bali Psychiatric Center   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Addiction; Genetics; Heroin

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; MESSENGER RNA; AUTS2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTS2 GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOTYPE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; LYMPHOBLASTOID CELL LINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ASIAN; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CELL LINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TAIWAN;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEINS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TAIWAN;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880996033     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.08.029     Document Type: Article

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