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Ethnic differences in nicotine metabolic rate among New Zealanders.
The New Zealand medical journal - 16 Dec 2005
Lea Rod, Benowitz Neal, Green Michael, Fowles Jeff, Vishvanath Anasuya, Dickson Stuart, Lea Marino, Woodward Alistair, Chambers Geoffrey, Phillips David
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: To estimate (a) the prevalence of gene variants associated with slow nicotine metabolism in the general Maori population and (b) nicotine intake and metabolic rate in Maori and European smokers. METHODS: The procedure involved (a) genotyping 85 Maori participants for cytochrome P-450 2A6 (CYP2A6) gene variants, which are associated with reduced nicotine metabolic rate (ie CYP2A6*9 and *4); and (b) measuring...
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