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. 1999 Sep;65(3):599–605. doi: 10.1086/302561

Genetic studies of alcoholism and substance dependence.

T Reich 1, A Hinrichs 1, R Culverhouse 1, L Bierut 1
PMCID: PMC1377965  PMID: 10441565

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