Un estudio gemelo basado en la población sobre el alcoholismo en mujeres

K S Kendler1, A C Heath, M C Neale

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298-0710.

JAMA
|October 14, 1992
PubMed
Resumen

Los factores genéticos contribuyen significativamente al alcoholismo en las mujeres, con una heredabilidad estimada entre el 50-60%. Esto pone de relieve la importancia de incluir a las mujeres en la investigación de susceptibilidad genética para el trastorno por consumo de alcohol.

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