Genetics and alcoholism

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 487-494

  Edenberg, Howard J ^a   Foroud, Tatiana ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXIDOREDUCTASE; PEROXISOMAL TRANS 2 ENOYL COA REDUCTASE; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

5 HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE RECEPTOR 1A GENE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE 1B GENE; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE 2 GENE; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ALCOHOLISM; AUTISM SUSCEPTIBILITY CANDIDATE 2 GENE; BINGE DRINKING; GAMMA AMINO BUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR A2 GENE; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMPORTIN 11 GENE; KCNJ6 GENE; MUSCARINIC CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR 2 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALCOHOLISM; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; G PROTEIN-COUPLED INWARDLY-RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNELS; HUMANS; LIVER; PROTEINS; RECEPTOR, MUSCARINIC M2; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84881475110     PISSN: 17595045     EISSN: 17595053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrgastro.2013.86     Document Type: Review

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