Positive Selection on Loci Associated with Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

Much of the evolution of human behavior remains a mystery, including how certain disadvantageous behaviors are so prevalent. Nicotine addiction is one such phenotype. Several loci have been implicated in nicotine related phenotypes including the nicotinic receptor gene clusters (CHRNs) on chromosome...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Brooke Sadler, Gabe Haller, Howard Edenberg, Jay Tischfield, Andy Brooks, John Kramer, Marc Schuckit, John Nurnberger, Alison Goate
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4536217?pdf=render