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Drinking beyond a lifetime: New and emerging insights into paternal alcohol exposure on subsequent generations.
Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.) - 1 Aug 2015
Finegersh Andrey, Rompala Gregory R, Martin David I K, Homanics Gregg E
Abstract excerpt
Alcohol-use disorder (AUD) is prevalent and associated with substantial socioeconomic costs. While heritability estimates of AUD are ∼50%, identifying specific gene variants associated with risk for AUD has proven challenging despite considerable investment. Emerging research into heritability of complex diseases has implicated transmission of epigenetic variants in the development of behavioral phenotypes,...
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