Gene-environment interactions influencing alcohol-related phenotypes and diseases.(Fellowship, Grants, & Awards)

From: Environmental Health Perspectives | Date: August 15, 2003 | Copyright information

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) is seeking research grant applications on the role of gene-environment interactions underlying susceptibility to alcohol-related phenotypes including alcohol dependence, relapse, withdrawal; alcohol-induced organ damage including neurodegeneration, cirrhosis and other liver diseases, pancreatitis, cardiomyopathy, immune disorders, cancers, and alcohol-induced birth defects. This solicitation specifically encourages multidisciplinary approaches to study how environmental conditions, such as chemical, infectious, ...

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