Re-analysis of collaborative study on the genetics of alcoholism pedigrees suggests the presence of loci influencing novelty-seeking near D12S391 and D17S1299

Psychiatric Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 151-155

  Curtis, David ^a,b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Linkage analysis; Personality trail; QMFLINK

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHROMOSOME 8P; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDIGREE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; VARIANCE;

ALCOHOLISM; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOD SCORE; MALE; PEDIGREE; PERSONALITY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 4644225413     PISSN: 09558829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041444-200409000-00006     Document Type: Article

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