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Obsessive-compulsive alcohol craving is not associated with Apolipoprotein E genotype

Thomas Hillemacher, Julia Wilhelm, Nicolas von Ahsen

    Psychiatric Genetics
    |November 16, 2006
    PubMed
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    This study found no link between Apolipoprotein E gene variations and obsessive-compulsive alcohol craving in patients undergoing detoxification. Further research is needed to understand the genetic factors influencing alcohol dependence and craving behaviors.

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