Genetic variants in the fat mass- and obesity-associated (FTO) gene are associated with alcohol dependence

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 416-424

  Wang, Liang ^a   Liu, Xuefeng ^a   Luo, Xingguang ^b   Zeng, Min ^a   Zuo, Lingjun ^b   Wang, Ke Sheng ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Association; FTO; Haplotype; Meta analysis; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAT MASS; GENE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OBESITY ASSOCIATED GENE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEINS;

EID: 84885185001     PISSN: 08958696     EISSN: 15591166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12031-013-0044-2     Document Type: Article

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