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. 1997 Mar;105(Suppl 2):505–508. doi: 10.1289/ehp.97105s2505

A behavior-genetic approach to multiple chemical sensitivity.

D B Newlin 1
PMCID: PMC1469805  PMID: 9167987

Abstract

This report emphasizes the application of behavior-genetic designs to the study of sensitivity to toxic chemicals, and features of multiple chemical sensitivity and substance abuse that are polar opposites. The implications of these issues for future research are discussed in relation to twin, adoption, and sibling pair studies, as well as in relation to the degree to which genetically selected lines of rodents that have been developed in the alcoholism field are applicable to multiple chemical sensitivity.

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