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Genetic effects on alcohol dependence risk: re-evaluating the importance of psychiatric and other heritable risk factors
1 Nov 2004
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BACKGROUND: Genetic influences have been shown to play a major role in determining the risk of alcohol dependence (AD) in both women and men; however, little attention has been directed to identifying the major sources of genetic variation in AD risk. METHOD: Diagnostic telephone interview data from young adult Australian twin pairs born between 1964 and 1971 were analyzed. Cox regression models were fitted to...
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