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by Gloria Gamat on May 5, 2006

Would you agree if you are told that alcoholism is in your genes and not just due to some attitude problem that you are experiencing?
Well a rat study done at the University of Texas Austin is unraveling the genetic clues to alcoholism:
The study, which looked at most of the genes expressed in the brain, also demonstrates the speed and depth of studies of complex genetic diseases made possible by mouse models and increasingly cheaper DNA microarrays.
The researchers examined gene expression across the entire brain of the mice. They found that 3,800 genes differ in expression levels between teetotaler and alcohol-loving mice. In particular, 75 of these genes seem to be associated with the mice's penchant for more or less alcohol. And 36 of the genes are in stretches of the human genome that have been implicated in alcoholism.
Can we really just blame alcoholism to genetics?
You be the judge and read more at Technology Review.
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