The invention relates to methods for diagnosing a person's susceptibility for having a risk for the development of alcoholism. The invention relates further to methods for treating persons diagnosed for having risk for the development of alcoholism in order to prevent the development of said condition. The invention also concerns methods to investigate or screen pharmaceuticals or genetic aims useful in the treatment of said condition, by using an animal model including a transgenic animal. 9 claims
DIAGNOSIS OF A PERSON'S RISK OF DEVELOPING ALCOHOLISM