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Whole deletion of CYP2A6 gene (CYP2A6AST;4C) and smoking behavior.
Neuropsychobiology - 1 Jan 2004
Iwahashi Kazuhiko, Waga Chikako, Takimoto Takahiro
Abstract excerpt
The relationship between nicotine metabolism of CYP2A6 and the smoking behavior in a Japanese population was investigated. The CYP2A6 genotypes were determined by the PCR method. There was a significant difference in the frequency of the CYP2A6AST;4C allele, which is a whole deleted allele for the human CYP2A6 gene, between smokers and nonsmokers. The frequency of the CYP2A6AST;4C allele was higher in nonsmokers...
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