Molecular biology of alcohol dependence, a complex polygenic disorder.

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Published in Clin Chem Lab Med on August 01, 1998

Authors

J B Whitfield1, B N Nightingale, M E O'Brien, A C Heath, A J Birley, N G Martin

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia. johnwhit@bioc.rpa.cs.nsw.gov.au

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