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Linkage scan of alcohol dependence in the UCSF Family Alcoholism Study.
Drug and alcohol dependence - 15 Jan 2011
Gizer Ian R, Ehlers Cindy L, Vieten Cassandra, Seaton-Smith Kimberly L, Feiler Heidi S, Lee James V, Segall Samantha K, Gilder David A, Wilhelmsen Kirk C
Abstract excerpt
Ample data suggest that alcohol dependence represents a heritable condition, and several research groups have performed linkage analysis to identify genomic regions influencing this disorder. In the present study, a genome-wide linkage scan for alcohol dependence was conducted in a community sample of 565 probands and 1080 first-degree relatives recruited through the UCSF Family Alcoholism Study. The...
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