Evidence for genetic susceptibility to the alcohol dependence syndrome from the thiamine transporter 2 gene solute carrier SLC19A3.

Psychiatr Genet

aMolecular Psychiatry Laboratory, Division of Psychiatry, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London bUCL Institute for Liver & Digestive Health, Royal Free Campus, University College London cNational Addiction Centre and Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry dCity and Hackney Centre for Mental Health, East London NHS Foundation Trust, Homerton Row, London eBexley Substance Misuse Services, South London & Maudsley NHS Trust, Erith Health Centre, Kent fGatehouse Alcohol Clinic and Max Glatt Unit, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, St Bernards Hospital, Middlesex gGartnavel Royal Hospital hHomeless Addictions Team, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow iNewcastle and North Tyneside Addictions Service, Plummer Court, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

Published: June 2014

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