Heterogeneity in the inheritance of alcoholism. A study of male and female twins.

doi:10.1001/archpsyc.1991.01810250021002

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Heterogeneity in the inheritance of alcoholism. A study of male and female twins.

Archives of general psychiatry - 1 Jan 1991

Pickens R W, Svikis D S, McGue M, Lykken D T, Heston L L, Clayton P J

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Genetic influence on risk for alcoholism was examined in a US treatment sample of 50 monozygotic (MZ) and 64 dizygotic (DZ) male and 31 MZ and 24 DZ female same-sex twin pairs. For the DSM-III composite diagnosis of Alcohol Abuse and/or Dependence, statistically significant MZ/DZ differences in c...

Topics

Age Factors
Alcoholism
Diseases in Twins
Female
Genetic Markers
Humans
Male
Phenotype
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Substance-Related Disorders
Twins, Dizygotic
Twins, Monozygotic

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