Chunk #3 — 2. Family based, adoption and twin studies

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Implications of genome wide association studies for addiction: are our a priori assumptions all wrong?

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cluster in families, presumably due to heritable factors. However, the family design cannot distinguish whether the causes of familial similarity are genetic or environmental in nature. Further, there appear to be familial influences that confer a non-specific risk for drug dependence.