Non-Drug Addictive Disorders in Cocaine-Dependent Subjects—A Response to Merlo et al.
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Yi-lang Tang MD, PhD
Departments of Human Genetics and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, 615 Michael St., Suite 301, Atlanta, GA, 30322. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorJoel Gelernter MD
Departments of Psychiatry, Genetics, and Neurobiology, Yale University School of Medicine and VA Connecticut Health Care System, West Haven, Connecticut
Search for more papers by this authorHenry R. Kranzler MD
Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut
Search for more papers by this authorJoseph F. Cubells MD, PhD
Departments of Human Genetics and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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Yi-lang Tang MD, PhD
Departments of Human Genetics and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, 615 Michael St., Suite 301, Atlanta, GA, 30322. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorJoel Gelernter MD
Departments of Psychiatry, Genetics, and Neurobiology, Yale University School of Medicine and VA Connecticut Health Care System, West Haven, Connecticut
Search for more papers by this authorHenry R. Kranzler MD
Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut
Search for more papers by this authorJoseph F. Cubells MD, PhD
Departments of Human Genetics and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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