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ReviewJournal of molecular psychiatry2013

Genetics and epigenetics of alcohol dependence.

Vanessa Nieratschker, Anil Batra, Andreas J Fallgatter

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of molecular psychiatry, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
19citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Validation ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  3. Epigenetic regulation ofFrontiers in psychiatry · 2025
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  4. Human genetics and epigenetics of alcohol use disorder.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2024
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  13. Homocysteine, Alcoholism, and Its Potential Epigenetic Mechanism.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2016
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  14. Need for power in genetic explorations of alcoholism in India.The Indian journal of medical research · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vanessa NieratschkerDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Tuebingen, Germany, Calwerstrasse 14, Tuebingen, 72076 Germany.
Anil BatraDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Tuebingen, Germany, Calwerstrasse 14, Tuebingen, 72076 Germany.
Andreas J FallgatterDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Tuebingen, Germany, Calwerstrasse 14, Tuebingen, 72076 Germany.
University of Tübingen · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alcohol dependence is a severe and common disorder associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. Genetic as well as environmental factors are known to modulate susceptibility to alcohol dependence. There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that this interaction between the genome and the environment is mediated by epigenetic mechanisms, e.g. DNA methylation at CpG sites. Following an introduction of epigenetic regulation of gene transcription, this review will provide an overview over recent genetic and epigenetic findings in the context of alcohol dependence focusing on human studies. Finally, we will discuss the current limitations of epigenetic studies as well as the implications of genetic and epigenetic findings for the development of better treatment and prevention strategies.

Indexed as

Alcohol dependenceCandidate gene studiesDNA methylationEpigeneticsGene * environment interactionGeneticsGenome-wide studiesHomocysteineWithdrawal

Identifiers

PMID25408904
PMCPMC4223883
OpenAlexW2110708252

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