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Sequence variations of the human MPDZ gene and association with alcoholism in subjects with European ancestry.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Apr 2009
Karpyak Victor M, Kim Jeong-Hyun, Biernacka Joanna M, Wieben Eric D, Mrazek David A, Black John L, Choi Doo-Sup
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mpdz gene variations are known contributors of acute alcohol withdrawal severity and seizures in mice. METHODS: To investigate the relevance of these findings for human alcoholism, we resequenced 46 exons, exon-intron boundaries, and 2 kilobases in the 5' region of the human MPDZ gene in 61 subjects with a history of alcohol withdrawal seizures (AWS), 59 subjects with a history of alcohol withdrawal...
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