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Genetics and alcoholism among at-risk relatives I: perceptions of cause, risk, and control.

American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Jul 2004

Gamm Jennifer L, Nussbaum Robert L, Biesecker Barbara Bowles

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Genetic factors influence a person's risk for developing alcoholism. In other common disorders with a genetic component, a belief in a genetic cause can lead to less perceived control or fatalism among those at risk that may adversely affect undertaking health-promoting behaviors. This study expl...

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PMID: 15214005
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30082

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