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Chunk #27 — DISCUSSION

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Genome-wide association study of alcohol use disorder identification test (AUDIT) scores in 20 328 research participants of European ancestry.
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to be replicated. We also identified a number of genetic correlations that have behavioral precedents, such as lifetime tobacco use, and several others that were unexpected, including lower BMI and obesity rates, and higher education. We found that AUDIT was genetically correlated and alcohol consumption, but fell out of significance for AUD, suggesting that a non-clinical population can be used as an alternative approach to study the genetics of AUD in the context of alcohol consumption.