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Common genetic vulnerability for pathological gambling and alcohol dependence in men.
Archives of general psychiatry - 1 Jul 2000
Slutske W S, Eisen S, True W R, Lyons M J, Goldberg J, Tsuang M
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BACKGROUND: In comparison with alcohol dependence (AD), relatively little is known about the causes of pathological gambling (PG). Given the high rate of comorbidity between PG and AD, knowledge about the causes of AD may be applied to understanding those of PG. METHODS: Subjects were adult male twin pairs from the Vietnam Era Twin Registry. Lifetime histories of PG and AD were assessed by structured psychiatric...
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