You Are Interested in Identifying the Role of Genetic Factors

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Essay

You are interested in identifying the role of genetic factors in alcoholism. A case-control study is done of patients with alcoholism and age- and sex-matched controls. After DNA is obtained, the alcohol dehydrogenase-3 gene is analyzed for a common genetic polymorphism. The frequency of the polymorphism is found to be significantly higher among cases than controls. The polymorphism results in a silent amino acid substitution, and functional studies indicate that the variant and the normal allele have similar activity. How do you interpret your finding?

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