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A genome-wide scan to identify loci for smoking rate in the Framingham Heart Study population.
BMC genetics - 31 Dec 2003
Li Ming D, Ma Jennie Z, Cheng Rong, Dupont Randolph T, Williams Nancy J, Crews Karen M, Payne Thomas J, Elston Robert C
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BACKGROUND: Although many years of genetic epidemiological studies have demonstrated that genetics plays a significant role in determining smoking behavior, little information is available on genomic loci or genes affecting nicotine dependence. Several susceptibility chromosomal regions for nicotine dependence have been reported, but few have received independent confirmation. To identify susceptibility loci for...
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