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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Robert Philibert
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-57853 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Epigenetics 20140811 9
Alcoholism has a profound impact on millions of people throughout the world. However, the ability to determine if a patient needs treatment is hindered by reliance on self-reporting and the clinician's capability to monitor the patient's response to treatment is challenged by the lack of reliable biomarkers. Using a genome-wide approach, we have previously shown that chronic alcohol use is associated with methylation changes in DNA from human cell lines. In this pilot study, we now examine DNA m ...[more]