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- Gender of Alcoholic Parents and Their Children Related to Offspring’s Risk of Psychiatric Disorders
It’s commonly known that children of parents who abuse alcohol are likely to develop psychological problems themselves once they reach adulthood. Yet a new study has revealed a gender relationship between the parent with an alcohol use disorder and their children that directly affects the level of risk passed along to offspring. Although just the occurrence of prenatal alcoholism influences a child’s likelihood of developing psychiatric problems, daughters of alcoholic mothers have the greatest risk of developing mental illness.
- Genes May Influence Alcoholism in Spanish American Males
Cytokines are small proteins secreted by cells that serve as molecular messengers between cells. Pro-inflammatory cytokines—which function in the immune system—may be involved in alcohol dependence (AD). Science Daily reports that a study of three polymorphisms of the interleukin-1 gene complex (IL-1) and one of the tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα) has found that IL-1 may directly contribute to AD among Spanish Caucasian males.