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ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2010

Alcoholism and alternative splicing of candidate genes.

Toshikazu Sasabe, Shoichi Ishiura

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Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
14citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Ethanol Alters the Neurexin Landscape in Human Neuroblastoma Cells.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2026
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  10. Alcohol-Mediated Missplicing of Mcl-1 Pre-mRNA is Involved in Neurotoxicity.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Toshikazu SasabeDepartment of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the University of Tokyo, 3-8-1, Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8902, Japan. cc087707@mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Shoichi Ishiura
The University of Tokyo · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gene expression studies have shown that expression patterns of several genes have changed during the development of alcoholism. Gene expression is regulated not only at the level of transcription but also through alternative splicing of pre-mRNA. In this review, we discuss some of the evidence suggesting that alternative splicing of candidate genes such as DRD2 (encoding dopamine D2 receptor) may form the basis of the mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology of alcoholism. These reports suggest that aberrant expression of splice variants affects alcohol sensitivities, and alcohol consumption also regulates alternative splicing. Thus, investigations of alternative splicing are essential for understanding the molecular events underlying the development of alcoholism.

Indexed as

Alternative SplicingAlcoholismAnimalsGene Expression RegulationHumansalcoholismalternative splicingdopamineGABAneurexinNMDAvoltage-gated calcium channel

Identifiers

PMID20617039
PMCPMC2872348
OpenAlexW1971328209

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