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Alcoholism, Depression Linked
The Washington Post May 14, 2001
"It's impossible to say whether it's a single gene or multiple genes," said John Nurnberger of the Indiana University Medical Center in Indianapolis and lead author of a paper published in the May issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. "In any case, the collection of genes appear to predispose some individuals to alcoholism and others to depression and some to both."
The research is the first to suggest a genetic connection between two disparate mental conditions. The result does not mean that scientists know how to reverse the mechanisms that predispose people to addictive drinking or depression. Nor does it mean that genes predict with certainty who will suffer from them. Full Story*
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