Heritability of problem drinking and the genetic overlap with personality in a general population sample

Heritability of problem drinking and the genetic overlap with personality in a general population sample

This study examined the heritability of problem drinking and investigated the phenotypic and genetic relationships between problem drinking and personality. It was conducted in a sample of 5,870 twins and siblings and 4,420 additional family members from the Netherlands Twin Register. Data on proble...

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Main Authors: Marleen H.M. De Moor, Jacqueline M. Vink, Jenny H.D.A. van Beek, Lot M. Geels, Meike eBartels, Eco J.C. de Geus, Gonneke eWillemsen, Dorret I. Boomsma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
Personality
Twins
factor analysis
heritability
Five-Factor Model
genetic correlation
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2011.00076/full

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