Addiction Disorders 5 - Preclinical

[P419] Association between Proopiomelanocortin gene variation and alcohol dependence in Japanese

*Shinya Kasai^1,2,3, Daisuke Nishizawa³, Susumu Higuchi⁴, Kazutaka Ikeda³ (1. Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Yamanashi, 2. Center for Advanced Assisted Reproductive Technologies, University of Yamanashi, 3. Addictive Substance Project, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, 4. National Hospital Organization Kurihama Medical and Addiction Center)

Keywords:Alcohol dependence, Endogenous opioid, Genetic variation, Proopiomelanocortin