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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Addict Biol. 2010 Apr;15(2):185–199. doi: 10.1111/j.1369-1600.2009.00195.x

Table 1.

Approximate locations of QTLs for alcohol-related traits in humans

Human Chromsome Location Trait Sample Group References
1 distal Alcohol dependence/affective disorder/harm avoidance/ smoking COGA Reich et al., 1998; Nurnberger et al.,2001; Dick et al., 2002; Bierut et al., 2004
Alcohol dependence Pitts S-B Hill et al., 2004
Tobacco usage MI Ehlers et al., 2006
2 medial Alcohol dependence COGA Reich et al., 1998
ASPD MI Ehlers et al., 2008
Conduct symptoms COGA Dick et al., 2004
4 medial Alcohol dependence SWI Long et al., 1998
Heavy drinking Framingham Wyszynski et al., 2003
Alcohol dependence COGA Reich et al., 1998
ß-EEG COGA Porjesz et al., 2002
4 distal Alcohol dependence drinking symptoms MI Ehlers et al., 2004
Alcohol dependence drinking symptoms. Irish S-P Prescott et al., 2006
Alcohol dependence COGA Reich et al., 1998; Corbett et al., 2005
Max drinks COGA Saccone et al., 2000
Having had 6 or more drinks Smoking behavior Wilhelmsen et al., 2005
5 medial Craving for alcohol MI Ehlers & Wilhelmsen, 2005
Alcohol dependence Pitts S-B Hill et al., 2004
6 distal Any drug dependence MI Ehlers et al., 2006
Alcohol dependence Pitts S-B Hill et al., 2004
Alcohol dependence COGA Cantor and Lanning, 1999
15 proximal Alcohol dependence with withdrawal MI Ehlers et al., 2004
Alcohol dependence / harm avoidance COGA Dick et al., 2002
16 proximal Alcohol dependence severity/latent class analysis COGA Foroud et al., 1998
Alcohol dependence with withdrawal MI Ehlers et al., 2004