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Haplotype spanning TTC12 and ANKK1, flanked by the DRD2 and NCAM1 loci, is strongly associated to nicotine dependence in two distinct American populations.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Dec 2006
Gelernter Joel, Yu Yi, Weiss Roger, Brady Kathleen, Panhuysen Carolien, Yang Bao-Zhu, Kranzler Henry R, Farrer Lindsay
Abstract excerpt
Nicotine dependence (ND) is a moderately heritable trait. We ascertained a set of 1615 subjects in 632 families [319 African-American (AA) and 313 European-American (EA)] based on affected sibling pairs with cocaine or opioid dependence. Subjects were interviewed with the Semi-Structured Assessment for Drug Dependence and Alcoholism (SSADDA). Previously, we identified a modest linkage peak (LOD score =1.97) for...
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