Chunk #11 — SUBJECTS AND METHODS — Phenotyping for All Studies

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ADH1B is associated with alcohol dependence and alcohol consumption in populations of European and African ancestry.

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For the adolescent and young adult study, subjects 18 years and older were assessed with the SSAGA. Adolescent subjects 17 years of age or younger were assessed with the childhood version of the Semi-Structured Assessment for the Genetics of Alcoholism (C-SSAGA). DSM-IV defined alcohol dependence was the outcome under study.