Why there is no gene for alcoholism.

doi:10.1007/BF01067419

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Why there is no gene for alcoholism.

Behavior genetics - 1 Mar 1993

Devor E J

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The search for and recognition of biological and genetic markers of alcoholism are discussed in the context of a heuristic model of human alcoholism as a complex, multilocus, heterogeneous disorder. Implications of this model for the interpretation of results from both linkage and association stu...

Topics

Alcoholism
Genetic Markers
Genotype
Humans
Models, Genetic
Phenotype
Risk Factors
Social Environment

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