TY - JOUR
T1 - The inheritance of alcohol sensitivity and of patterns of alcohol use.
AU - Heath, A. C.
AU - Martin, N. G.
PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - Compared to controls, sons of alcoholics have been reported to exhibit decreased sensitivity to a challenge dose of alcohol (e.g. a smaller increase in body-sway: Schuckit, 1985). We reanalyze alcohol challenge data from a general population sample of Australian twin pairs (Martin et al., 1985a, b). By fitting direction-of-causation models, we show that in males differences in body-sway are largely a consequence, not a cause, of differences in alcohol consumption patterns. In females, direction-of-causation could not be resolved.
AB - Compared to controls, sons of alcoholics have been reported to exhibit decreased sensitivity to a challenge dose of alcohol (e.g. a smaller increase in body-sway: Schuckit, 1985). We reanalyze alcohol challenge data from a general population sample of Australian twin pairs (Martin et al., 1985a, b). By fitting direction-of-causation models, we show that in males differences in body-sway are largely a consequence, not a cause, of differences in alcohol consumption patterns. In females, direction-of-causation could not be resolved.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 1845530
AN - SCOPUS:0026378502
SN - 1358-6173
VL - 1
SP - 141
EP - 145
JO - Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire). Supplement.
JF - Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire). Supplement.
ER -