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H2 haplotype at chromosome 17q21.31 protects against childhood sexual abuse-associated risk for alcohol consumption and dependence.
Addiction biology - 1 Jan 2010
Nelson Elliot C, Agrawal Arpana, Pergadia Michele L, Wang Jen C, Whitfield John B, Saccone F Scott, Kern Jason, Grant Julia D, Schrage Andrew J, Rice John P, Montgomery Grant W, Heath Andrew C, Goate Alison M, Martin Nicholas G, Madden Pamela A F
Abstract excerpt
Animal research supports a central role for corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) in actions of ethanol on brain function. An examination of alcohol consumption in adolescents reported a significant genotype x environment (G x E) interaction involving rs1876831, a corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 1 (CRHR1) polymorphism, and negative events. CRHR1 and at least four other genes are located at 17q21.31 in an...
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