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Evidence for multiple genetic factors underlying the DSM-IV criteria for alcohol dependence.
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To our knowledge, this is one of the first demonstrations that DSM criteria for a major psychiatric disorder may be genetically complex and reflect multiple dimensions of liability. Such results are, however, not surprising given that DSM disorders reflect clinical–historical syndromes of unknown etiology rather than discrete pathophysiologically defined diseases.