Obsessive-compulsive alcohol craving is not associated with Apolipoprotein E genotype.
This study examined a possible association with obsessive and compulsive alcohol craving in 192 alcohol-dependent patients undergoing detoxification treatment. Statistical analysis revealed no significant association between Apolipoprotein E polymorphism and obsessive-compulsive alcohol craving (analysis of variance: F=1.11, P=0.358).
Hillemacher
Thomas
T
Wilhelm
Julia
J
von Ahsen
Nicolas
N
Bayerlein
Kristina
K
Frieling
Helge
H
Kornhuber
Johannes
J
Bleich
Stefan
S
D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D001057:Apolipoproteins E / Q000235:genetics*; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000235:genetics*
D001057:Apolipoproteins E