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Association between neuropeptide Y gene polymorphisms and alcohol dependence: a case-control study in two independent populations.
European addiction research - 1 Jan 2013
Bhaskar L V K S, Thangaraj K, Kumar K Praveen, Pardhasaradhi G, Singh Lalji, Rao V R
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BACKGROUND: Alcohol dependence is a chronic, progressive neurobiological brain disorder. Previous research reported an inverse association between ethanol drinking and cerebral neuropeptide Y (NPY) levels. There are conflicting results of studies on NPY gene polymorphisms in association with alcohol dependence in humans. METHODS: To assess the role of the NPY gene in alcohol dependence, we genotyped three...
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