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Association between alcoholism and gamma-amino butyric acid alpha2 receptor subtype in a Russian population.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Apr 2005
Lappalainen Jaakko, Krupitsky Evgeny, Remizov Mikhail, Pchelina Sofia, Taraskina Anastaisa, Zvartau Edwin, Somberg Lucia K, Covault Jonathan, Kranzler Henry R, Krystal John H, Gelernter Joel
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Two recent large genetic studies in the US population have reported association between genetic variation in gamma-amino butyric acid alpha2 receptor subtype (GABRA2) and risk for alcohol dependence. The goal of this study was to test whether GABRA2 is associated with alcohol dependence in a sample of Russian alcohol-dependent men. METHODS: A total of 113 Russian alcohol-dependent men and 100 male...
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