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Common genetic vulnerability for nicotine and alcohol dependence in men.
Archives of general psychiatry - 1 Jul 1999
True W R, Xian H, Scherrer J F, Madden P A, Bucholz K K, Heath A C, Eisen S A, Lyons M J, Goldberg J, Tsuang M
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BACKGROUND: Nicotine and alcohol dependence often occur together. We examined data from male twin pairs to determine whether there are genetic or environmental influences common to nicotine and alcohol dependence, and, if so, to estimate the magnitude and correlation of these influences. METHODS: Subjects were 3356 male-male twin-pair members of the Vietnam Era Twin Registry who participated in a 1992 telephone...
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