Alcohol and the methylome: Design and analysis considerations for research using human samples

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 305-316

  Harlaar, Nicole ^a   Hutchison, Kent E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol use disorders; DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Human samples

Indexed keywords

DNA; MESSENGER RNA;

ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ALCOHOLISM; CELL SPECIFICITY; DNA METHYLATION; EFFECT SIZE; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENOME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; STUDY DESIGN; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; HUMAN SAMPLES;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; MALE; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 84887017338     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.07.026     Document Type: Review

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