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Examination of genetic variation in GABRA2 with conduct disorder and alcohol abuse and dependence in a longitudinal study.
Behavior genetics - 1 Jul 2014
Melroy Whitney E, Stephens Sarah H, Sakai Joseph T, Kamens Helen M, McQueen Matthew B, Corley Robin P, Stallings Michael C, Hopfer Christian J, Krauter Kenneth S, Brown Sandra A, Hewitt John K, Ehringer Marissa A
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Previous studies have shown associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in gamma aminobutyric acid receptor alpha 2 (GABRA2) and adolescent conduct disorder (CD) and alcohol dependence in adulthood, but not adolescent alcohol dependence. The present study was intended as a replication and extension of this work, focusing on adolescent CD, adolescent alcohol abuse and dependence (AAD), and adult...
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