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The role of socioregional factors in moderating genetic influences on early adolescent behavior problems and alcohol use.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Oct 2009
Dick Danielle M, Bernard Matthew, Aliev Fazil, Viken Richard, Pulkkinen Lea, Kaprio Jaakko, Rose Richard J
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BACKGROUND: Twin and family studies have demonstrated that adolescent alcohol use and behavior problems are influenced by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. More recently, studies have begun to investigate how genetic and environmental influences may interact, with efforts underway to identify specific environmental variables that moderate the expression of genetic predispositions. Previously, we...
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