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Genetically decreased CYP2A6 and the risk of tobacco dependence: a prospective study of novice smokers.
Tobacco control - 1 Dec 2004
O'Loughlin J, Paradis G, Kim W, DiFranza J, Meshefedjian G, McMillan-Davey E, Wong S, Hanley J, Tyndale R F
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OBJECTIVE: Case control studies in adults suggest that defective alleles in the gene that codes for the hepatic cytochrome P450 2A6 (CYP2A6) protect against nicotine dependence (ND) and higher levels of cigarette consumption. These two hypotheses were tested in young adolescents. DESIGN: Self rep...
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