A GABRA2 variant is associated with increased stimulation and 'high' following alcohol administration

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-9

  Arias, Albert J ^a,b   Covault, Jonathan ^a,c   Feinn, Richard ^d   Pond, Timothy ^e   Yang, Bao Zhu ^a,b   Ge, Wenjing ^a,b   Oncken, Cheryl ^c   Kranzler, Henry R ^e,f  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d New York   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^f VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894034055     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agt163     Document Type: Article

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