alcohol dependence associated_with nicotine

Subject: alcohol dependence
Relation: associated_with
Object: nicotine
p-value: —

Evidence from: primary | all sources

Evidence (4 sources)

Copy number variations in 6q14.1 and 5q13.2 are associated with alcohol dependence. (2012) PMID:22702843 primary

cases ... to be dependent on nicotine

confidence: 0.94

Co-occurring risk factors for alcohol dependence and habitual smoking: update on findings from the Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism. (2006) PMID:17373405 primary

common genetic pathways are involved in the development of alcohol and nicotine dependence

confidence: 0.90

Common genetic contributions to alcohol and cannabis use and dependence symptomatology. (2010) PMID:20028363 cited

shared genetic factor (that also loaded on nicotine dependence)

confidence: 0.88

New insights into the genetics of addiction. (2009) PMID:19238175 cited

twin studies suggest that nicotine and alcohol dependencies share more than 60% of their genetic vulnerabilities

confidence: 0.90