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Alcohol use disorder and GABAB receptor gene polymorphisms in an Italian sample: haplotype frequencies, linkage disequilibrium and association studies

Fabio CaputoDepartment of Internal Medicine, SS Annunziata Hospital, Cento, Ferrara, Italy; ;‘G. Fontana’ Centre for the Study and Multidisciplinary Treatment of Alcohol Addiction, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy; View further author information
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Bianca Maria CiminelliDepartment of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.View further author information
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Carla JodiceDepartment of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.View further author information
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Paola BlasiDepartment of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.View further author information
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Teo VignoliDepartment of Internal Medicine, SS Annunziata Hospital, Cento, Ferrara, Italy; View further author information
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Mauro CibinDepartment of Internal Medicine, SS Annunziata Hospital, Cento, Ferrara, Italy; View further author information
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Giorgio ZoliDepartment of Internal Medicine, SS Annunziata Hospital, Cento, Ferrara, Italy; View further author information
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Patrizia MalaspinaDepartment of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 384-388 | Received 19 Jul 2016, Accepted 10 Nov 2016, Published online: 14 Feb 2017

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