A behavior-genetic approach to multiple chemical sensitivity.
This report emphasizes the application of behavior-genetic designs to the study of sensitivity to toxic chemicals, and features of multiple chemical sensitivity and substance abuse that are polar opposites. The implications of these issues for future research are discussed in relation to twin, adoption, and sibling pair studies, as well as in relation to the degree to which genetically selected lines of rodents that have been developed in the alcoholism field are applicable to multiple chemical sensitivity.
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National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA. dnewlin@irp.nida.nih.gov
D000300:Adoption; D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D004782:Environmental Health; D005824:Genetics, Behavioral; D006801:Humans; D018777:Multiple Chemical Sensitivity / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology*; D009949:Orientation; D012107:Research Design; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D013694:Temperament