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Analyses of the COGA data set in one ethnic group with examinations of alternative definitions of alcoholism.
Genetic epidemiology - 1 Jan 1999
Sheffield L J, Knauert M P, Pakstis A J, Zhao H, Kidd K K
Abstract excerpt
We used GENEHUNTER and GENEHUNTER-PLUS to search for linkage with the markers in the Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism (COGA) data set in a single ethnic group. Analyses of a complex disorder such as alcoholism depend on the definition of affection status. The COGA study provides two definitions of alcoholism (variables ALDX1 and ALDX2). To identify more severely affected alcoholics that might be...
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