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Genome-wide DNA methylation analysis in alcohol dependence.
Addiction biology - 1 Mar 2013
Zhang Ruiling, Miao Qin, Wang Chuansheng, Zhao Rongrong, Li Wenqiang, Haile Colin N, Hao Wei, Zhang Xiang Yang
Abstract excerpt
Genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors influence the development of alcohol dependence (AD). Recent studies have shown that DNA methylation markers in peripheral blood may serve as risk markers for AD. Yet a genome-wide epigenomic approach investigating the role of DNA methylation in AD has yet to be performed. We conducted a population-based, case-control study of genome-wide DNA methylation to determine...
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