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Genetics and Health

December 14th, 2005

Chromosomes 2 and 4 Associated with Alcohol Consumption

Smokers drink and drinkers smoke. Relying on this observation, researchers studied 158 nuclear families that were determined to have at least two first-degree relatives who had smoked 100 or more cigarettes in their lifetime. In these families, an association between alcohol consumption and chromosomes 2 and 4 were found.
One locus on chromosome 2 […]

By Hsien Hsien Lei, PhD -- 4 comments