Genetics of Alcohol Use Disorder National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism NIAAA
Over the past two decades, several genesunderlying susceptibility have been identified. Extensive study of the alcoholmetabolizing genes has demonstrated their important role in disease risk. Additionalgenes have been identified that have expanded our understanding of the genes andpathways involved; however, the number of findings to date is modest. First and perhaps foremost, most studies ofalcohol-related … Read more