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The interaction between the dopamine transporter gene and age at onset in relation to tobacco and alcohol use among 19-year-olds.
Addiction biology - 1 Sept 2009
Schmid Brigitte, Blomeyer Dorothea, Becker Katja, Treutlein Jens, Zimmermann Ulrich S, Buchmann Arlette F, Schmidt Martin H, Esser Günter, Banaschewski Tobias, Rietschel Marcella, Laucht Manfred
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Recent evidence suggests that heterogeneity in the age at onset could explain the inconsistent findings of association studies relating the dopamine transporter (DAT1) gene with alcohol and nicotine consumption. The aim of this study was to examine interactions between two DAT1 polymorphisms and different initiation ages with regard to alcohol and tobacco consumption levels and dependence. Two hundred and...
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