What Are the Genetic Building Blocks of Alcohol-Related Behaviors?

Am J Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry (Gelernter, Deak) and Departments of Genetics and Neuroscience (Gelernter), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT (Gelernter, Deak).

Published: November 2024

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