Monoamine oxidases and alcoholism: studies in unrelated alcoholics, normal controls and alcoholic families.

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Monoamine oxidases and alcoholism: studies in unrelated alcoholics, normal controls and alcoholic families.

Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire). Supplement - 1 Jan 1994

Parsian A, Suarez B K, Tabakoff B, Hoffman P, Ovchinnikova L, Fisher L, Cloninger C R

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Monoamine oxidases (A and B) are of great interest in connection with alcoholism. Low MAO activity has been found in the brains and the platelets of alcoholics and their relatives supporting the hypothesis that low MAO activity is a biological marker for vulnerability to misuse. In order to deter...

Topics

Adult
Alcoholism
Alleles
Biomarkers
Blood Platelets
Case-Control Studies
Female
Genetic Linkage
Humans
Male
Monoamine Oxidase
Pedigree
Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
Sex Characteristics
X Chromosome

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