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Addiction genetics and pleiotropic effects of common haplotypes that make polygenic contributions to vulnerability to substance dependence.
Journal of neurogenetics - 1 Jan 2009
Uhl George R, Drgon Tomas, Johnson Catherine, Liu Qing-Rong
Abstract excerpt
Abundant evidence from family, adoption, and twin studies point to large genetic contributions to individual differences in vulnerability to develop dependence on one or more addictive substances. Twin data suggest that most of this genetic vulnerability is shared by individuals who are dependent on a variety of addictive substances. Molecular genetic studies, especially genomewide and candidate gene association...
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