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The TTTAn aromatase (CYP19A1) polymorphism is associated with compulsive craving of male patients during alcohol withdrawal.
Psychoneuroendocrinology - 1 Sept 2011
Lenz Bernd, Heberlein Annemarie, Bayerlein Kristina, Frieling Helge, Kornhuber Johannes, Bleich Stefan, Hillemacher Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Alcoholism is associated with alterations of the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal hormone axis. We recently reported a leptin-mediated relation between the CAGn polymorphism of the androgen receptor and craving during alcohol withdrawal. This study investigated whether the TTTAn polymorphism of the aromatase (CYP19A1) is equally linked to craving. An association between TTTAn and compulsive craving (p=0.029) was...
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