Genetics may predict risk for relapse among alcohol-dependent patients
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 - 10:50
in Health & Medicine
In Poland, alcohol dependence (AD) affects about four percent of the population, causing about 10,000 deaths per year. While a number of biological markers have been linked to a predisposition for developing AD, a new study has found a link between the Val66Met (rs6265) polymorphism in the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene and risk for post-treatment relapse among AD patients...