Segregation analysis of alcoholism in families ascertained through a pair of male alcoholics.

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To determine the nature of the genetic component controlling liability to alcoholism, complex segregation analysis was performed on 35 multigenerational families each ascertained through a pair of male alcoholics. The results suggest that liability to alcoholism is, in part, controlled by a major effect with or without additional multifactorial effects. Mendelian transmission of this major effect was rejected, as...

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