Addiction Genetics and Pleiotropic Effects of Common Haplotypes that Make Polygenic Contributions to Vulnerability to Substance Dependence
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurogenetics
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0167-7063,1563-5260
DOI: 10.1080/01677060802572929