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Common variants at 12q24 are associated with drinking behavior in Han Chinese.
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Mar 2013
Yang Xueli, Lu Xiangfeng, Wang Laiyuan, Chen Shufeng, Li Jianxin, Cao Jie, Chen Jichun, Hao Yongchen, Li Ying, Zhao Liancheng, Li Hongfan, Liu Donghua, Wang Ligui, Lu Fanghong, Shen Chong, Yu Lin, Wu Xianping, Zhao Qi, Ji Xu, Guo Dongshuang, Peng Xiaozhong, Huang Jianfeng, Gu Dongfeng
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Alcohol consumption is heritable, but genetic susceptibility to drinking behavior has not been investigated widely in genome-wide association studies. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to identify susceptibility loci for drinking behavior (drinkers compared with nondrinkers) in Han Chinese. DESIGN: We performed 2 genome-wide association studies including 1420 drinkers and 3590 nondrinkers in discovery, followed by...
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