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[Dopamine and excessive alcohol consumption: how genes interact with their environment].
Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie - 1 Jan 2013
Schellekens A, Scholte R, Engels R, Verkes R-J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hereditary factors account for approximately 50% of the risk of developing alcohol dependence. Genes that affect the dopamine function in the brain have been extensively studied as candidate genes. AIM: To present the results of recent Dutch studies on the interaction between genes and their environment in relation to dopamine function and excessive alcohol use. METHOD: Two large scale research...
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