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P300 amplitude in adolescent twins discordant and concordant for alcohol use disorders.
Biological psychology - 1 Oct 2002
Carlson Scott R, Iacono William G, McGue Matt
Abstract excerpt
The sons of alcoholics have repeatedly been found to have reduced P300 amplitude. Further, quantitative behavioral genetic and molecular genetic studies indicating a genetic influence on P300 amplitude have fueled speculation that this component may be a biological vulnerability marker for alcoholism. To further explore this possibility, we examined P300 in adolescent twin pairs from an epidemiological sample who...
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