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CYP2A6 polymorphisms are associated with nicotine dependence and influence withdrawal symptoms in smoking cessation.
The pharmacogenomics journal - 1 Jan 2000
Kubota T, Nakajima-Taniguchi C, Fukuda T, Funamoto M, Maeda M, Tange E, Ueki R, Kawashima K, Hara H, Fujio Y, Azuma J
Abstract excerpt
CYP2A6 is the main enzyme that catalyzes nicotine into cotinine. Interindividual differences in nicotine metabolism result at least partially from polymorphic variation of CYP2A6 gene. In this study, we evaluated the influence of CYP2A6 polymorphisms on clinical phenotypes of smoking, such as smoking habit and withdrawal symptoms. Japanese smokers (n = 107) were genotyped for CYP2A6*1, *4 and *9. Consistent with...
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