The heritability of failed smoking cessation and nicotine withdrawal in twins who smoked and attempted to quit

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The magnitude of the association between nicotine withdrawal and failed smoking cessation remains uncertain, and the potential genetic contribution to that relationship is unknown. We used a twin design study to test if genetic and environmental risk factors contribute to nicotine withdrawal and failed cessation. We then estimated the magnitude of genetic and environmental risk factors and the associated...

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