Epigenetic alteration of the dopamine transporter gene in alcohol-dependent patients is associated with age

Chronic alcohol abuse and dependence are associated with dysfunctional dopaminergic neurotransmission in mesocorticolimbic circuits. Genetic and environmental factors have been shown to modulate susceptibility to alcohol dependence, and both may act through epigenetic mechanisms that can modulate ge...

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Main Author: El Maarri, Osman (author)
Other Authors: Nieratschker, Vanessa (author), Grosshans, Martin (author), Frank, Josef (author), Strohmaier, Jana (author), Cichon, Sven (author), Witt, Stephanie H. (author), Nothen, Markus M. (author), Kiefer, Falk (author), Rietschel, Marcella (author)
Format: article
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/6188
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1369-1600.2012.00459.x
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1369-1600.2012.00459.x/full
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