>> I am writing a term paper on the genetic link which causes
>>alcoholism in some people. I have plentiful information on the disease
>>itself and its ramification, but nothing more than a passing reference
>>to the genetics. If anyone knows where I might be able to locate some
>>more substancial information on the topics, the help would be greatly
>>appreciated. Thanks for your time.
>> ---Scott Wilks
>>I think that this is because the 'alcoholic' gene has not been identified.
>
This trait has been looked at in humans and mice and is assumed to
be a multi-gene disorder, as there is no clear link to any single locus
in either species. While I have no specific references, if you have access
to periodical database such as OVID, you could search all the abstracts with
the term "short sleep" or "long sleep mice" which desccribes strains of mice
with differing susceptibility to I.P. injection of ETOH.
