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Genetic and neurophysiological correlates of the age of onset of alcohol use disorders in adolescents and young adults.
Behavior genetics - 1 Sept 2013
Chorlian David B, Rangaswamy Madhavi, Manz Niklas, Wang Jen-Chyong, Dick Danielle, Almasy Laura, Bauer Lance, Bucholz Kathleen, Foroud Tatiana, Hesselbrock Victor, Kang Sun J, Kramer John, Kuperman Sam, Nurnberger John, Rice John, Schuckit Marc, Tischfield Jay, Edenberg Howard J, Goate Alison, Bierut Laura, Porjesz Bernice
Abstract excerpt
Discrete time survival analysis was used to assess the age-specific association of event-related oscillations (EROs) and CHRM2 gene variants on the onset of regular alcohol use and alcohol dependence. The subjects were 2,938 adolescents and young adults ages 12-25. Results showed that the CHRM2 gene variants and ERO risk factors had hazards which varied considerably with age. The bulk of the significant...
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