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Genetic variation in dopaminergic pathways and short-term effectiveness of the nicotine patch.
Pharmacogenetics - 1 Feb 2004
Johnstone Elaine C, Yudkin Patricia L, Hey Kate, Roberts Sarah J, Welch Sarah J, Murphy Michael F, Griffiths Siân E, Walton Robert T
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Polymorphisms in the dopamine D2 receptor (DRD2 C/T and DRD2 A/G) and in dopamine beta hydroxylase (DBH A/G) have been implicated in modulation of smoking and other reward-seeking behaviours. We hypothesized that these alleles would predict the outcome of nicotine patch therapy for smoking cessat...
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