Is Alcoholism Genetic? Understanding the Genetics of Alcoholism 23andMe Blog

HapMap data and other studies 52 reveal moderate long distance linkage disequilibrium across GABRA2 and the closely adjacent gene GABRG1 raising the possibility that the functional locus is in GABRG1. The results of several studies suggest that there are likely to be independent, complex contributions to alcoholism vulnerability from both linked genes 52–54. “These genes […]

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