Open AccessGenetic and Environmental Contributions to the Development of AlcoholDependence in Male Twins
Author(s) -
IChao Liu,
Deborah Blacker,
Ronghui Xu,
Garrett M. Fitzmaurice,
Michael J. Lyons,
Ming T. Tsuang
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
archives of general psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3636
pISSN - 0003-990X
DOI - 10.1001/archpsyc.61.9.897
Subject(s) - zygosity , alcohol dependence , heritability , alcohol , twin study , psychology , demography , medicine , genetics , biology , biochemistry , sociology
Information on the heritability of the development of alcohol dependence could provide a better understanding of the importance of genetic components in disease transition.
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