Translating emerging research on the genetics of smoking into clinical practice: ethical and social considerations.

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Despite decades of research aimed at improving the effectiveness of smoking treatment, available treatments are only modestly effective, and smoking remains the leading cause of preventable deaths in the United States. Recent research on genetic factors related to smoking behavior eventually may lead to the design of new tobacco dependence treatments and to the individualization of treatment based on genetic...

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