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A variable-number-of-tandem-repeats polymorphism in the dopamine D4 receptor gene affects social adaptation of alcohol use: investigation of a gene-environment interaction.
Psychological science - 1 Aug 2010
Larsen Helle, van der Zwaluw Carmen S, Overbeek Geertjan, Granic Isabela, Franke Barbara, Engels Rutger C M E
Abstract excerpt
Research suggests that people adapt their own drinking behavior to that of other people. According to a genetic-differences approach, some individuals may be more inclined than others to adapt their alcohol consumption level to that of other people. Using a 3 (drinking condition) x 2 (genotype) experimental design (N = 113), we tested whether susceptibility to alcohol-related cues (i.e., seeing someone drink) was...
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