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Chunk #4 — Genetic components of alcoholism and subtypes of alcoholism — Family studies

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A short review on the aetiology and pathophysiology of alcoholism.
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There are two possible ways of transmission: either there is genetic heterogeneity with two distinct subtypes (type I with low and type II with high genetic influence), or a mixed pattern of transmission including a dominant gene with a multifactorial substrate [6].