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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2012; 18(37): 5276-5282
Published online Oct 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i37.5276
Nur-related receptor 1 gene polymorphisms and alcohol dependence in Mexican Americans
Ya-Ming Wei, Yan-Lei Du, Yu-Qiang Nie, Yu-Yuan Li, Yu-Jui Yvonne Wan
Ya-Ming Wei, Department of Blood Transfusion, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510180, Guangdong Province, China
Yan-Lei Du, Yu-Qiang Nie, Yu-Yuan Li, Yu-Jui Yvonne Wan, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510180, Guangdong Province, China
Yu-Jui Yvonne Wan, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, United States
Author contributions: Wei YM, Wan YJ designed the study and assembled the data; Wei YM, Du YL drafted the article; and Nie YQ and Li YY critically reviewed the article.
Supported by NIH/NIAAA Grant RO1 AA 12081; and Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence Grant P20 RR021940
Correspondence to: Ya-Ming Wei, PhD, Department of Blood Transfusion, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510180, Guangdong Province, China. weiyaming@163.com
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Received: March 9, 2012
Revised: May 18, 2012
Accepted: May 26, 2012
Published online: October 7, 2012
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