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ADH1A variation predisposes to personality traits and substance dependence.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 5 Mar 2010
Zuo Lingjun, Gelernter Joel, Kranzler Henry R, Stein Murray B, Zhang Huiping, Wei Feng, Sen Srijan, Poling James, Luo Xingguang
Abstract excerpt
Human personality traits are strong predictors or characteristics of many psychiatric disorders including substance dependence (SD). Recently, significant associations between alcohol dehydrogenase type 1A gene (ADH1A) and SD have been reported, which led us to investigate the impact of ADH1A variation on personality traits and risk of SD. Five hundred fifty-eight subjects with SD [398 European-Americans (EAs)...
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