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SUBMITTER: Guillot CR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4082478 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of gambling studies 20150601 2
Disordered gambling and alcohol dependence are influenced by unique and shared genetic factors. Although the evidence is mixed, some research has linked catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) rs4680 (or COMT Val158Met) to the development of gambling or drinking problems; however, no molecular genetic study has jointly examined gambling and drinking problems. Furthermore, the majority of past studies examined gambling or drinking problems using a case-control design. The purpose of the current study ...[more]