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The level of response to alcohol in daughters of alcoholics and controls.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Schuckit, Marc A. Smith, Tom L. |
| Copyright Year | 2005 |
| Abstract | BACKGROUND The low level of response (LR) to alcohol is a genetically influenced characteristic related to the development of alcohol use disorders (AUDs). This phenotype is found in men with a family history (FH) of alcoholism, predicts future AUDs, and has heritabilities as high as 60%. However, despite evidence of genetic influences for AUDs in both sexes, the majority of studies evaluating differences in LR across high- and low-risk groups have been conducted on males, and it is unclear how generalizable these results are to women. METHODS Twenty-five women who are family history positive (FHP) for alcohol dependence were matched with 25 women with no FH of alcoholism (FHN) on factors that may impact LR. Using an alcohol challenge paradigm, data on the reaction to a moderate dose of alcohol were gathered over a period of 3.5 h. Assessments included breath alcohol concentrations (BrACs), the Subjective High Assessment Scale (SHAS), as well as body sway or static ataxia. RESULTS Family history positives reported lower subjective intoxication than FHNs. In addition, when body sway scores were corrected for skewness, FHPs had significantly lower scores on alcohol-related changes in lateral sway. These differences remained after considering the effects of drinking history and BrAC values. CONCLUSIONS This study evaluated the LR to alcohol in the largest sample of alcohol challenges in matched FHP and FHN women to date. Overall, the findings are consistent with most data from earlier investigations of smaller sized samples of FHP women. The results suggest that, similar to sons of alcoholics, a low LR to alcohol might also be characteristic of daughters of alcoholics. |
| Starting Page | 83 |
| Ending Page | 93 |
| Page Count | 11 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.downstate.edu/hbnl/documents/eng_2005-TheLevelofResponsetoAlcoholinDaughtersofAlcoholicsandControls.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 15943947v1 |
| Volume Number | 79 |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Journal | Drug and alcohol dependence |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Alcohol consumption Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic Alcoholics Ataxia Ethanol Family History Domain Small alcohol use disorder |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
