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A gene for alcohol toxicity, not drinking behavior.

Medical hypotheses - 1 Jul 1992

Goodman R M

Abstract excerpt

Apparently contradictory results concerning association of an allele of a human dopamine receptor gene with alcoholism are explained by the gene's being involved with ethanol toxicity, not drinking behavior.

Topics

Alcohol Drinking
Alcoholism
Alleles
Animals
Ethanol
Genes
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Models, Biological
Rats

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PMID: 1513273
DOI: 10.1016/0306-9877(92)90094-s

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PubMed metadata and Literature Corpus relationships. Corpus snapshot updated 29 Aug 2026. Prepared record publication-1513273-2026-08-29.1. Manifest publication-graph-cohort-2026-08-29.1.

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