DNA methylation of the LEP gene is associated with craving during alcohol withdrawal

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 51, Issue , 2015, Pages 371-377

  Hillemacher, Thomas ^a   Weinland, Christian ^b   Lenz, Bernd ^b   Kraus, Thomas ^b,c   Heberlein, Annemarie ^a   Glahn, Alexander ^a   Muschler, Marc A N ^a   Bleich, Stefan ^a   Kornhuber, Johannes ^b   Frieling, Helge ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^c Frankenalb Klinik Engelthal   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Craving; DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Leptin

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DNA; LEPTIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; LEP GENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CRAVING; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 84920587560     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.10.014     Document Type: Article

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