A Functional Neuropeptide Y Leu7Pro Polymorphism Associated With Alcohol Dependence in a Large Population Sample From the United States
Lappalainen J, Kranzler HR, Malison R, Price LH, Van Dyck C, Rosenheck RA, Cramer J, Southwick S, Charney D, Krystal J, Gelernter J. A Functional Neuropeptide Y Leu7Pro Polymorphism Associated With Alcohol Dependence in a Large Population Sample From the United States. JAMA Psychiatry 2002, 59: 825-831. PMID: 12215082, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.59.9.825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcohol DrinkingAlcoholismBlack PeopleCase-Control StudiesComorbidityDepressive DisorderEthnicityEuropeFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetics, PopulationGenotypeHumansMaleNeuropeptide YPolymorphism, GeneticRacial GroupsSchizophreniaStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticUnited StatesConceptsAlcohol-dependent subjectsPro7 alleleAlcohol dependencePopulation sampleComorbid psychiatric disordersMain outcome measuresPopulation studiesEA controlsNeuropeptide Y geneRecent population studiesPosttraumatic stress disorderNPY polymorphismsRisk factorsAttributable fractionMajor depressionOutcome measuresLarge population samplePsychiatric disordersAlcohol consumptionPolymorphism AssociatedAlzheimer's diseaseAllele frequenciesStress disorderModulate riskEuropean Americans