Goate A M, Edenberg H J
Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
Curr Opin Genet Dev. 1998 Jun;8(3):282-6. doi: 10.1016/s0959-437x(98)80082-8.
Recently, the first genome-wide searches for genes predisposing to or protecting against the development of alcohol dependence in humans have been carried out. Genetic studies in animal models of alcohol-related behaviors have also identified candidate chromosomal regions and potential candidate genes that can be tested in human populations.
