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[ADHD and alcohol dependence: a common genetic predisposition?].
Psychiatrische Praxis - 1 Nov 2004
Wodarz Norbert, Lange Kirsten, Laufkötter Rainer, Johann Monika
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Nearly 50 % of subjects with continuing symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adulthood show a comorbid substance use disorder. Both, ADHD and alcohol dependence have a high genetic load and might even share overlapping sources of genetic liability. METHOD: We investigated phenotype and 5-HTT/5-HT2c allelic characteristics in 314 alcoholics of German descent. RESULT: 21 % of...
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