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Antisocial alcoholism and serotonin-related polymorphisms: association tests.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Sept 2002
Hill Elizabeth M, Stoltenberg Scott F, Bullard Katherine Harris, Li Sheng, Zucker Robert A, Burmeister Marget
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Central serotonin dysfunction appears to be related to a subtype of alcoholism with antisocial impulsive features (type II; antisocial alcoholism). The serotonergic deficit may be associated with greater impulsivity, which in turn facilitates both alcohol dependence and antisocial behavior. The present study tested association of antisocial impulsive alcoholism with candidate genes related to serotonergic...
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