Article
Identifying alcoholism vulnerability alleles.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Aug 1995
Goldman D
Abstract excerpt
Identification of vulnerability alleles is one starting point for elucidating the web of interactions leading to alcoholism so that treatment and prevention can be improved. Heritability studies indicate that vulnerability alleles exist. Two molecular approaches for identifying them, direct analy...
Topics
- Alcoholism
- Alleles
- Animals
- Genetic Markers
- Humans
- Isoenzymes
- Linkage Disequilibrium
- Models, Genetic
- Monoamine Oxidase
- Phenotype
- Receptors, Dopamine D2
- Receptors, Serotonin
- Risk Factors