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The candidate gene approach in alcoholism: are there gender-specific differences?
Archives of women's mental health - 1 Nov 2003
Wodarz N, Bobbe G, Eichhammer P, Weijers H G, Wiesbeck G A, Johann M
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It is well established that genetic factors play a major role in the development of alcoholism in both sexes. Several twin studies demonstrated a nearly equally high magnitude of genetic influence for men and women. However, the genetic sources of vulnerability are supposed to only partially overlap in men and women. Therefore, we evaluated the gender-specific effects of two single nucleotide polymorphisms...
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