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Researchers identify gene linked to alcohol dependency

A gene linked to alcohol dependency has been identified by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

They found laboratory mice with a deficiency in the CREB gene consumed excessive amounts of alcohol. The mice preferred ethanol to water and were highly anxious while doing maze tests.


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