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SUBMITTER: Treutlein J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4229246 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Treutlein Jens J Cichon Sven S Ridinger Monika M Wodarz Norbert N Soyka Michael M Zill Peter P Maier Wolfgang W Moessner Rainald R Gaebel Wolfgang W Dahmen Norbert N Fehr Christoph C Scherbaum Norbert N Steffens Michael M Ludwig Kerstin U KU Frank Josef J Wichmann H Erich HE Schreiber Stefan S Dragano Nico N Sommer Wolfgang H WH Leonardi-Essmann Fernando F Lourdusamy Anbarasu A Gebicke-Haerter Peter P Wienker Thomas F TF Sullivan Patrick F PF Nöthen Markus M MM Kiefer Falk F Spanagel Rainer R Mann Karl K Rietschel Marcella M
Archives of general psychiatry 20090701 7
<h4>Context</h4>Alcohol dependence is a serious and common public health problem. It is well established that genetic factors play a major role in the development of this disorder. Identification of genes that contribute to alcohol dependence will improve our understanding of the mechanisms that underlie this disorder.<h4>Objective</h4>To identify susceptibility genes for alcohol dependence through a genome-wide association study (GWAS) and a follow-up study in a population of German male inpati ...[more]