Trait
Addictive alcohol use
An addictive behavior is defined as drinking excessive amounts of alcohol over a prolonged period of time, having difficulty in reducing the amount of alcohol consumed, strongly desiring alcohol, and experiencing withdrawal symptoms when not drinking alcohol.
Summary
- Also called
- Alcohol addiction, Alcoholism
- Body system
- Abnormality of the nervous system
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Addictive alcohol use is seen. Most people with this trait have none of those conditions, and a gene on this list says nothing about anyone's own genome.
| Gene | How often it is seen | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| CST3cystatin C | Always | In 1 condition |
| BCORBCL6 corepressor | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| FIP1L1factor interacting with PAPOLA and CPSF1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| HTThuntingtin | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| IRF2BP2interferon regulatory factor 2 binding protein 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| LEMD3LEM domain containing 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| NABP1nucleic acid binding protein 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| NPM1nucleophosmin 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| NUMA1nuclear mitotic apparatus protein 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PMLPML nuclear body scaffold | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PRKAR1Aprotein kinase cAMP-dependent type I regulatory subunit alpha | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| RARAretinoic acid receptor alpha | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SGCEsarcoglycan epsilon | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SLC2A3solute carrier family 2 member 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| STAT3signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| STAT5Bsignal transducer and activator of transcription 5B | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TBK1TANK binding kinase 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TBL1XR1TBL1X/Y related 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TICAM1TIR domain containing adaptor molecule 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TLR3toll like receptor 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TRAF3TNF receptor associated factor 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| UNC93B1unc-93B1 regulator of TLR signaling | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ZBTB16zinc finger and BTB domain containing 16 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ADH1Balcohol dehydrogenase 1B (class I), beta polypeptide | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| ADH1Calcohol dehydrogenase 1C (class I), gamma polypeptide | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| GABRA2gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit alpha2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| TAS2R16taste 2 receptor member 16 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
How often is among people with one of the gene's conditions, the most often across them, as the Human Phenotype Ontology records it. These pages describe traits and the research behind them; they are not a diagnosis, and a doctor or genetic counsellor is the person to ask about symptoms.
Broader traits
Where this comes from
- The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the trait, its names, its definition and the genes linked to it. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.
- Data release 2026.10.16-c6eea6bf.
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