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Stability of heavy episodic drinking in Chinese- and Korean-American college students: effects of ALDH2 gene status and behavioral undercontrol.
Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs - 1 Nov 2007
Doran Neal, Myers Mark G, Luczak Susan E, Carr Lucinda G, Wall Tamara L
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OBJECTIVE: A previous cross-sectional study showed that, among individuals of Chinese and Korean descent, possession of ALDH2*2 alleles was associated with protection against alcohol dependence, whereas conduct disorder was associated with increased vulnerability to dependence. The purpose of this longitudinal study was to examine the roles of ALDH2 and behavioral undercontrol (a temperamental trait that is...
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