Genetic factors in Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome

Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 1979 Apr;3(2):126-34. doi: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1979.tb05286.x.

Abstract

The authors study the role of thiamine-deficient diets in genetic variations contributing to Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Alcohol Amnestic Disorder / genetics*
  • Alcohol Amnestic Disorder / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase Complex / metabolism
  • Kinetics
  • Oxidoreductases / metabolism
  • Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex / metabolism
  • Thiamine Deficiency / complications
  • Thiamine Deficiency / enzymology
  • Transketolase / metabolism
  • Wernicke Encephalopathy / genetics*
  • Wernicke Encephalopathy / metabolism

Substances

  • Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex
  • Oxidoreductases
  • Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase Complex
  • Transketolase