Why there is no gene for alcoholism.
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 studies are presented.
Department of Psychiatry Administration, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City 52242-1057.
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D000437:Alcoholism / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology; D005819:Genetic Markers / Q000235:genetics*; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008957:Models, Genetic; D010641:Phenotype; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment
D005819:Genetic Markers