Mitsuru Kimura

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Publications

  1. ncbi Genetics of alcohol dependence
    Mitsuru Kimura
    National Hospital Organization, Kurihama Alcoholism Center, Kanagawa, Japan
    Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 65:213-25. 2011
  2. ncbi Gender differences in the effects of ADH1B and ALDH2 polymorphisms on alcoholism
    Mitsuru Kimura
    National Hospital Organization, Kurihama Alcoholism Center, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
    Alcohol Clin Exp Res 35:1923-7. 2011
  3. ncbi ALDH2 promoter polymorphism has no effect on the risk for alcoholism
    Mitsuru Kimura
    National Hospital Organization, Kurihama Alcoholism Center, 5 3 1 Nobi, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 2390841, Japan
    Alcohol Alcohol 41:368-71. 2006
  4. ncbi Association between personality traits and ALDH2 polymorphism in Japanese male alcoholics
    Mitsuru Kimura
    National Hospital Organization, Kurihama Alcoholism Center Yokosuka, 5 3 1 Nobi, Kanagawa, Japan
    Alcohol Clin Exp Res 33:799-803. 2009
  5. ncbi Association study of brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene polymorphism and alcoholism
    Sachio Matsushita
    National Hospital Organization, Kurihama Alcoholism Center, 5 3 1 Nobi, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 239 0841, Japan
    Alcohol Clin Exp Res 28:1609-12. 2004
  6. ncbi Influence of genetic variations of ethanol-metabolizing enzymes on phenotypes of alcohol-related disorders
    Susumu Higuchi
    Institute of Clinical Research, National Alcoholism Center Kurihama Hospital, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 239 0841, Japan
    Ann N Y Acad Sci 1025:472-80. 2004

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Publications6

  1. ncbi Genetics of alcohol dependence
    Mitsuru Kimura
    National Hospital Organization, Kurihama Alcoholism Center, Kanagawa, Japan
    Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 65:213-25. 2011
    ..Knowledge of the genetic basis of alcohol dependence is growing and leads to a better understanding of the biological mechanisms of addiction, which can help with strategies to prevent and treat this disease...
  2. ncbi Gender differences in the effects of ADH1B and ALDH2 polymorphisms on alcoholism
    Mitsuru Kimura
    National Hospital Organization, Kurihama Alcoholism Center, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
    Alcohol Clin Exp Res 35:1923-7. 2011
    ..This study aimed to clarify gender differences in the effects of ADH1B and ALDH2 polymorphism on the development of alcohol dependence...
  3. ncbi ALDH2 promoter polymorphism has no effect on the risk for alcoholism
    Mitsuru Kimura
    National Hospital Organization, Kurihama Alcoholism Center, 5 3 1 Nobi, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 2390841, Japan
    Alcohol Alcohol 41:368-71. 2006
    ..To test for the possible association between mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2) promoter polymorphism and alcoholism...
  4. ncbi Association between personality traits and ALDH2 polymorphism in Japanese male alcoholics
    Mitsuru Kimura
    National Hospital Organization, Kurihama Alcoholism Center Yokosuka, 5 3 1 Nobi, Kanagawa, Japan
    Alcohol Clin Exp Res 33:799-803. 2009
    ..This study aimed to compare personality profiles and clinical characteristics between alcoholics with active and inactive ALDH2...
  5. ncbi Association study of brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene polymorphism and alcoholism
    Sachio Matsushita
    National Hospital Organization, Kurihama Alcoholism Center, 5 3 1 Nobi, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 239 0841, Japan
    Alcohol Clin Exp Res 28:1609-12. 2004
    ..These lines of evidence suggested that BDNF might play some role in the development of or vulnerability to alcoholism and/or clinical characteristics of alcoholic individuals...
  6. ncbi Influence of genetic variations of ethanol-metabolizing enzymes on phenotypes of alcohol-related disorders
    Susumu Higuchi
    Institute of Clinical Research, National Alcoholism Center Kurihama Hospital, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 239 0841, Japan
    Ann N Y Acad Sci 1025:472-80. 2004
    ..Possible mechanisms of altered risk for these disorders are discussed...