Open AccessInfluence of catechol-O-methyltransferase enzyme gene polymorphism on alcohol and tobacco consumption in North Indian treatment seeking population
Author(s) -
Rizwana Quraishi,
Jaydeep Sharma,
Raka Jain,
Atul Ambekar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_465_20
Subject(s) - genotyping , nicotine , allele , odds ratio , logistic regression , genotype , medicine , catechol o methyl transferase , alcohol , population , genetics , demography , environmental health , biology , gene , biochemistry , sociology
The co-occurrence of alcohol and tobacco dependence is frequently witnessed in treatment settings. It is a challenge for clinicians to treat such patients due to their powerful biological association.