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Towards a molecular epidemiology of alcohol dependence: analysing the interplay of genetic and environmental risk factors.
The British journal of psychiatry. Supplement - 1 Apr 2001
Heath A C, Whitfield J B, Madden P A, Bucholz K K, Dinwiddie S H, Slutske W S, Bierut L J, Statham D B, Martin N G
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BACKGROUND: Progress in identifying genetic factors protective against alcohol dependence (AlcD) requires a paradigm shift in psychiatric epidemiology. AIMS: To integrate analysis of research into the genetics of alcoholism. METHOD: Data from prospective questionnaire and interview surveys of the Australian twin panel, and from a subsample who underwent alcohol challenge, were analysed. RESULTS: In men, effects...
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