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Alcohol consumption mediates the relationship between ADH1B and DSM-IV alcohol use disorder and criteria.
Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs - 1 Jul 2014
Kilcoyne Bari, Shmulewitz Dvora, Meyers Jacquelyn L, Aharonovich Efrat, Greenstein Eliana, Frisch Amos, Weizman Abraham, Spivak Baruch, Edenberg Howard J, Gelernter Joel, Hasin Deborah S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: A single nucleotide variation in the alcohol dehydrogenase 1B (ADH1B) gene, rs1229984, produces an ADH1B enzyme with faster acetaldehyde production. This protective variant is associated with lower alcohol consumption and lower risk for alcohol use disorders (AUDs). Based on the premise that faster ADH1B kinetics decreases alcohol consumption, we formally tested if the association between ADH1B variant...
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