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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Jun 15, 2012; 4(6): 138-144
Published online Jun 15, 2012. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v4.i6.138
DNA methylation patterns in alcoholics and family controls
Manish Thapar, Jonathan Covault, Victor Hesselbrock, Herbert L Bonkovsky
Manish Thapar, Herbert L Bonkovsky, Department of Medicine, The University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, United States
Manish Thapar, Herbert L Bonkovsky, The Liver-Biliary-Pancreatic Center, The University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, United States
Jonathan Covault, Victor Hesselbrock, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, United States
Jonathan Covault, Victor Hesselbrock, The Alcohol Research Center, The University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, United States
Herbert L Bonkovsky, The Liver-Biliary-Pancreatic Center, Carolinas Medical Center, Suite 201, Cannon Research Center, 1542 Garden Terrace, Charlotte, NC 28203, United States
Author contributions: All authors designed the research; Thapar M, Covault J and Bonkovsky HL performed the research; Covault J contributed analytical tools; all authors analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
Supported by (in part) Grants from The American College of Gastroenterology (to Bonkovsky HL and Thapar M); NIH/NIAAA P60-AA003510 (to Hesselbrock V and Covault J); NIH/NIAAA U10-008401 (to Hesselbrock V); NCRR M01RR006192; NIH/NIDDK 5R01 DK 38825 (to Bonkovsky HL)
Correspondence to: Herbert L Bonkovsky, MD, Professor, Director, The Liver-Biliary-Pancreatic Center, Carolinas Medical Center, Suite 201, Cannon Research Center, 1542 Garden Terrace; Charlotte, NC 28203, United States. herbert.bonkovsky@carolinashealthcare.org
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Received: December 23, 2011
Revised: May 16, 2012
Accepted: May 21, 2012
Published online: June 15, 2012
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