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Association between smoking habits and dopamine receptor D2 taqI A A2 allele in Japanese males: a confirmatory study.
Journal of epidemiology - 1 Jul 2002
Hamajima Nobuyuki, Ito Hidemi, Matsuo Keitaro, Saito Toshiko, Tajima Kazuo, Ando Masahiko, Yoshida Kimihide, Takahashi Takashi
Abstract excerpt
Our previous study showed that A2 allele of dopamine D2 (DRD2) TaqI A polymorphism related to smoking habits, which was opposed to the results of studies for Caucasians. In order to confirm our finding, a similar study was conducted for the first-visit outpatients of Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, who participated in HERPACC-II (Hospital-based Epidemiologic Research Program at Aichi Cancer Center-II). Among...
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