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Determinants of the rate of nicotine metabolism and effects on smoking behavior.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Oct 2006
Johnstone Elaine, Benowitz Neal, Cargill Anna, Jacob Robyn, Hinks Lesley, Day Ian, Murphy Mike, Walton Robert
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BACKGROUND: Studies on cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2A6 suggest that genotype affects the rate of nicotine metabolism and, consequently, cigarette consumption. However, known alleles of CYP2A6 associated with fast or slow metabolism are relatively uncommon, and there remains considerable variation in metabolic activity among those with presumed wild-type CYP2A6 alleles, suggesting that other genetic or environmental...
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