Genetics May Predict Risk For Relapse Among Alcohol-dependent Patients

Wednesday, February 11, 2009 - 20:28 in Health & Medicine

A number of biological markers have been linked to a predisposition for developing alcohol dependence (AD). New findings have linked relapse among AD patients to the Val66Met polymorphism in the brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene.

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