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Alcoholism: Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism (COGA)

  1. John P Rice1,
  2. Nancy L Saccone1,
  3. Tatiana Foroud2,
  4. Howard J Edenberg2,
  5. John I Nurnberger Jr2,
  6. Alison Goate1,
  7. Raymond R Crowe3,
  8. Victor Hesselbrock4,
  9. Marc Schuckit5,
  10. Bernice Porjesz6,
  11. Theodore Reich1,
  12. Henri Begleiter6

Published Online: 15 JUL 2006

DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0005294

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Rice, J. P., Saccone, N. L., Foroud, T., Edenberg, H. J., Nurnberger, J. I., Goate, A., Crowe, R. R., Hesselbrock, V., Schuckit, M., Porjesz, B., Reich, T. and Begleiter, H. 2006. Alcoholism: Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism (COGA). eLS. .

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  1. 1

    Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA

  2. 2

    Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

  3. 3

    University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

  4. 4

    University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, USA

  5. 5

    University of California at San Diego, San Diego, California, USA

  6. 6

    SUNY HSC, Brooklyn, New York, USA

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  1. Published Online: 15 JUL 2006
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Abstract

Twin, adoption and family studies provide evidence for a genetic component for the susceptibility to alcoholism. The Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism (COGA) is a comprehensive family study aimed at identifying specific genetic risk factors.

Keywords:

  • alcohol dependence;
  • linkage analyses;
  • event-related potential;
  • candidate gene
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