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Genetic aspects of pathological gambling: a complex disorder with shared genetic vulnerabilities.
Addiction (Abingdon, England) - 1 Sept 2009
Lobo Daniela S S, Kennedy James L
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AIMS: To summarize and discuss findings from genetic studies conducted on pathological gambling (PG). METHODS: Searches were conducted on PubMed and PsychInfo databases using the keywords: 'gambling and genes', 'gambling and family' and 'gambling and genetics', yielding 18 original research articles investigating the genetics of PG. RESULTS: Twin studies using the Vietnam Era Twin Registry have found that: (i)...
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