While most of the genetic research on an individual's family history of alcoholism (FHA) concentrates on the parents' - usually paternal - alcohol use. However, the findings of the new study indicate that focussing on the density of FHA - including first-, second- and third-degree relatives, can reveal a great deal of the likeliness of a student developing AUD.
"Using a density measure of FHA can identify a greater number of individuals who may be at risk for developing an alcohol problem. The greater number of affected relatives ... the greater the potential risk of developing an AUD. Ours is the first published study to examine this measure among college student," said Christy Capone, a postdoctoral research fellow at Brown University's Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies and the study's first author.
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