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Shared additive genetic influences on DSM-IV criteria for alcohol dependence in subjects of European ancestry.
Addiction (Abingdon, England) - 1 Dec 2015
Palmer Rohan H C, McGeary John E, Heath Andrew C, Keller Matthew C, Brick Leslie A, Knopik Valerie S
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Genetic studies of alcohol dependence (AD) have identified several candidate loci and genes, but most observed effects are small and difficult to reproduce. A plausible explanation for inconsistent findings may be a violation of the assumption that genetic factors contributing to each of the seven DSM-IV criteria point to a single underlying dimension of risk. Given that recent twin studies...
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