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Smoking cessation program and CYP2A6 polymorphism.
Frontiers in bioscience : a journal and virtual library - 1 Sept 2006
Ozaki Shinichi, Oyama Tsunehiro, Isse Toyohi, Kagawa Norio, Uramoto Hidetaka, Sugio Kenji, Yasumoto Kosei, Kono Keizo, Kawamoto Toshihiro
Abstract excerpt
The relationship between CYP2A6 genotype and smoking status remains unclear although several studies have been reported. In this study, we have investigated the significance of CYP2A6 genotype on smoking habit and treatment of nicotine patch. Sixty-one smokers (1.7%) working in a Japanese company (n = 3585) participated in this smoking cessation program. Forty-four of 61 (72.1%) smokers were treated by nicotine...
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