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Genetic influences on craving for alcohol.
Addictive behaviors - 1 Feb 2013
Agrawal Arpana, Wetherill Leah, Bucholz Kathleen K, Kramer John, Kuperman Samuel, Lynskey Michael T, Nurnberger John I, Schuckit Marc, Tischfield Jay A, Edenberg Howard J, Foroud Tatiana, Bierut Laura J
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INTRODUCTION: Craving is being considered for inclusion in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) DSM-5. However, little is known of its genetic underpinnings - specifically, whether genetic influences on craving are distinct from those influencing DSM-IV alcohol dependence. METHOD: Analyses were conducted in a sample of unrelated adults ascertained for alcohol dependence (N=3976). Factor analysis was...
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