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The relationship between rs3779084 in the dopa decarboxylase (DDC) gene and alcohol consumption is mediated by drinking motives in regular smokers.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Jan 2012
Kristjansson Sean D, Agrawal Arpana, Lessov-Schlaggar Christina N, Madden Pamela A F, Cooper M Lynne, Bucholz Kathleen K, Sher Kenneth J, Lynskey Michael T, Heath Andrew C
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BACKGROUND: Motivational models of alcohol use propose that the motivation to consume alcohol is the final common pathway to its use. Both alcohol consumption and drinking motives are influenced by latent genetic factors that partially overlap. This study investigated whether drinking motives med...
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