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Alcoholism
Study results from University of Erlangen in the area of alcoholism published
May 18th, 2008
According to recent research from Erlangen, Germany, "There is growing evidence that disadvantageous influences of the apolipoprotein E4 allele in the central nervous system are modified by environmental and dietary conditions. The present study investigated the gene-environment interaction of apolipoprotein E4 with homocysteine serum levels in patients with alcohol dependence with regard to alcohol-related hippocampal volume loss using volumetric high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging." "We included 52 patients with alcohol-dependence. ApoE genotypes, homocysteine serum levels and hippocampal volumes were determined. We found a significant impact of homocysteine (...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2008-05-18)
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