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.
Devor
E J
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Department of Psychiatry Administration, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City 52242-1057.
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