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Different phenotypic and genotypic presentations in alcohol dependence: age at onset matters.
Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs - 1 Sept 2011
Chen Yu-Chu, Prescott Carol A, Walsh Dermot, Patterson Diana G, Riley Brien P, Kendler Kenneth S, Kuo Po-Hsiu
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OBJECTIVE: Several theoretical typology models have been proposed to classify alcoholism into more homogeneous subtypes using various criteria, for which age at onset of alcohol dependence is shared across many models. We investigated the evidence for the distinction between early- versus late-onset alcoholism by examining relevant phenotypic and genotypic variables. METHOD: Data are from 1,248 individuals with...
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