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Editorial
. 2025 Nov 1;182(11):963-965.
doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20250909.

The Promise of Genetics in Alcohol Use Disorders and the Problems of Phenotype, Polygenetic Architecture, Ancestry, and Comorbidity

Cindy L Ehlers  1 , Qian Peng  1
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Editorial

The Promise of Genetics in Alcohol Use Disorders and the Problems of Phenotype, Polygenetic Architecture, Ancestry, and Comorbidity

Cindy L Ehlers et al. Am J Psychiatry. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Addiction Psychiatry; Alcohol; Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders.

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The authors report no financial relationships with commercial interests.

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