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Overview of the Genetics of Alcohol Use Disorder.
Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) - 1 Sept 2016
Tawa Elisabeth A, Hall Samuel D, Lohoff Falk W
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AIMS: Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is a chronic psychiatric illness characterized by harmful drinking patterns leading to negative emotional, physical, and social ramifications. While the underlying pathophysiology of AUD is poorly understood, there is substantial evidence for a genetic component; however, identification of universal genetic risk variants for AUD has been difficult. Recent efforts in the search for...
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