ADENYLATE-CYCLASE ACTIVITY IN THE FAMILIES OF ALCOHOLICS IS CONTROLLED BY A SINGLE MAJOR GENE

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DEVOR, EJ [1 ]
CLONINGER, CR [1 ]
HOFFMAN, PL [1 ]
TABAKOFF, B [1 ]
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[1] NIAAA,BETHESDA,MD 20892
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ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOLISM | 1991年
关键词
ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ALCOHOLISM; FAMILY STUDY; GENETICS; SEGREGATION ANALYSIS; MAJOR GENE;
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R194 [卫生标准、卫生检查、医药管理];
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摘要
The stimulated activity of platelet adenylate cyclase (AC) has been shown to be significantly lower among alcoholics compared with controls. In this report we demonstrate that stimulated platelet AC activity is under the control of a single major gene locus. Thus a sensitive biological indicator of alcoholism has been shown to be highly heritable.
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