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Genetics and epigenetics of alcohol dependence

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Molecular Psychiatry, July 2013
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Title
Genetics and epigenetics of alcohol dependence
Published in
Journal of Molecular Psychiatry, July 2013
DOI 10.1186/2049-9256-1-11
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Authors

Vanessa Nieratschker, Anil Batra, Andreas J Fallgatter

Abstract

Alcohol dependence is a severe and common disorder associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. Genetic as well as environmental factors are known to modulate susceptibility to alcohol dependence. There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that this interaction between the genome and the environment is mediated by epigenetic mechanisms, e.g. DNA methylation at CpG sites. Following an introduction of epigenetic regulation of gene transcription, this review will provide an overview over recent genetic and epigenetic findings in the context of alcohol dependence focusing on human studies. Finally, we will discuss the current limitations of epigenetic studies as well as the implications of genetic and epigenetic findings for the development of better treatment and prevention strategies.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Israel 1 1%
United States 1 1%
India 1 1%
Portugal 1 1%
Unknown 84 95%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 17 19%
Researcher 15 17%
Student > Ph. D. Student 10 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 6 7%
Other 6 7%
Other 13 15%
Unknown 21 24%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 18 20%
Medicine and Dentistry 13 15%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 12 14%
Psychology 9 10%
Neuroscience 6 7%
Other 6 7%
Unknown 24 27%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 37. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 March 2017.
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#1,097,872
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Outputs from Journal of Molecular Psychiatry
#3
of 31 outputs
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#9,007
of 206,558 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Journal of Molecular Psychiatry
#1
of 7 outputs
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