GABRA2 risk_factor_for alcoholism

Subject: GABRA2
Relation: risk_factor_for
Object: alcoholism
p-value: —

Evidence from: primary | all sources

Evidence (3 sources)

Co-occurring risk factors for alcohol dependence and habitual smoking: update on findings from the Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism. (2006) PMID:17373405 primary

COGA linkage studies ... identified a region containing GABRA2 ... as being related to the risk of alcoholism.

confidence: 0.96

New insights into the genetics of addiction. (2009) PMID:19238175 cited

identification of GABRA2 as a susceptibility factor for alcoholism

confidence: 0.96

The role of GABA(A) receptors in the acute and chronic effects of ethanol: a decade of progress. (2009) PMID:19455309 cited

GABRA2 is a key gene affecting the risk for alcoholism.

confidence: 0.95