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Genome-wide significant association signals in IPO11-HTR1A region specific for alcohol and nicotine codependence.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 May 2013
Zuo Lingjun, Zhang Xiang-Yang, Wang Fei, Li Chiang-Shan R, Lu Lingeng, Ye Liefu, Zhang Heping, Krystal John H, Deng Hong-Wen, Luo Xingguang
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BACKGROUND: Alcohol and nicotine codependence can be considered as a more severe subtype of alcohol dependence. A portion of its risk may be attributable to genetic factors. METHODS: We searched for significant risk genomic regions specific for this disorder using a genome-wide association study. A total of 8,847 subjects underwent gene-disease association analysis, including (i) a discovery cohort of 818...
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