Mouse and human genetic analyses associate kalirin with ventral striatal activation during impulsivity and with alcohol misuse

Impulsivity is associated with a spectrum of psychiatric disorders including drug addiction. To investigate genetic associations with impulsivity and initiation of drug taking, we took a two-step approach. First, we identified genes whose expression level in prefrontal cortex, striatum and accumbens...

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Main Authors: Yolanda ePeña-Oliver, Fabiana M Carvalho, Sandra eSanchez-Roige, Erin B Quinlan, Tianye eJia, Tom eWalker-Tilley, Stuart L Rulten, Frances ePearl, Tobias eBanaschewski, Gareth eBarker, Arun eBokde, Christian eBüchel, Patricia eConrod, Herta eFlor, Jürgen eGallinat, Hugh eGaravan, Andreas eHeinz, Penny eGowland, Marie-Laure ePaillere, Tomas ePaus, Marcella eRietschel, Trevor W Robbins, Michael N Smolka, Gunter eSchumann, Dai N Stephens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2016.00052/full