FKBP5 genotype interacts with early life trauma to predict heavy drinking in college students

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 171, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 879-887

  Lieberman, Richard ^a   Armeli, Stephen ^b   Scott, Denise M ^c   Kranzler, Henry R ^d,e   Tennen, Howard ^a,f   Covault, Jonathan ^a,g  

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

^b FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol; alcohol use disorder; early life stress; gene environment interaction; polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALLELE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CHILD ABUSE; COLLEGE DRINKING; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EARLY LIFE STRESS; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; FKBP5 GENE; GENE; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; ALCOHOLISM; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INJURY; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

FK 506 BINDING PROTEIN; TACROLIMUS BINDING PROTEIN 5;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING IN COLLEGE; ALCOHOLISM; ALLELES; FEMALE; GENETIC TESTING; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; TACROLIMUS BINDING PROTEINS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84983044345     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32460     Document Type: Article

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