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[The relationship between BDNF gene polymorphisms and alcoholics in Japan].
Nihon Arukoru Yakubutsu Igakkai zasshi = Japanese journal of alcohol studies & drug dependence - 1 Dec 2013
Narita Shin, Nagahori Kenta, Yoshihara Eiji, Nishizawa Daisuke, Ikeda Kazutaka, Kawai Atsuko, Iwahashi Kazuhiko
Abstract excerpt
As a help of the mechanism elucidation of alcoholism, we studied the relationship between brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) rs6265, 270 C/T (ID number has not yet been determined), and rs10835210 gene polymorphisms, which are reported to be related to bipolar disorder, and alcoholics. We genotyped the three polymorphisms in the BDNF gene using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-restriction fragment length...
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