Stable Genetic Effects on Symptoms of Alcohol Abuse and Dependence from Adolescence into Early Adulthood

Relatively little is known about how genetic influences on alcohol abuse and dependence (AAD) change with age. We examined the change in influence of genetic and environmental factors which explain symptoms of AAD from adolescence into early adulthood. Symptoms of AAD were assessed using the four AAD screening questions of the CAGE inventory. Data were obtained up to six times by self-report questionnaires for 8,398 twins from the Netherlands Twin Register aged between 15 and 32 years. Longitudinal genetic simplex modeling was performed with Mx. Results showed that shared environmental influen... Mehr ...

Verfasser: van Beek, J.H.D.A.
Kendler, K.S.
de Moor, M.H.M.
Geels, L.M.
Bartels, M.
Vink, J.M.
van den Berg, S.M.
Willemsen, G.
Boomsma, D.I.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
Reihe/Periodikum: van Beek , J H D A , Kendler , K S , de Moor , M H M , Geels , L M , Bartels , M , Vink , J M , van den Berg , S M , Willemsen , G & Boomsma , D I 2012 , ' Stable Genetic Effects on Symptoms of Alcohol Abuse and Dependence from Adolescence into Early Adulthood ' , Behavior Genetics , vol. 42 , no. 1 , pp. 40-56 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10519-011-9488-8
Schlagwörter: /dk/atira/pure/keywords/cohort_studies/netherlands_twin_register_ntr_ / name=Netherlands Twin Register (NTR) / /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being / name=SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Sprache: Englisch
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