Genes that drive you to drink (but don't make you an alcoholic)
Monday, October 26, 2009 - 19:42
in Health & Medicine
Your genetic make up may predispose you to drink more but may not increase your genetic risk for alcoholism (alcohol dependence). Research published in the open access journal, BMC Biology, pinpoints genetic pathways and genes associated with levels of alcohol consumption but not with alcohol dependence in rats and humans.