MAOA EXPRESSION PREDICTS VULNERABILITY FOR ALCOHOL USE

The role of the monoamines dopamine (DA) and serotonin (5HT) and the monoamine-metabolizing enzyme monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) have been repeatedly implicated in studies of alcohol use and dependence. Genetic investigations of MAOA have yielded conflicting associations between a common polymorphism (...

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Main Authors: Cervera-Juanes, Rita, Wilhem, Larry J., Park, Byung, Lee, Richard, Locke, Jason, Helms, Christa, Gonzales, Steven, Wand, Gary, Jones, Sara R., Grant, Kathleen A., Ferguson, Betsy
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4705001/