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The role of CYP2A6 in the emergence of nicotine dependence in adolescents.
Pediatrics - 1 Jan 2007
Audrain-McGovern Janet, Al Koudsi Nael, Rodriguez Daniel, Wileyto E Paul, Shields Peter G, Tyndale Rachel F
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OBJECTIVES: The objectives of our study were to evaluate whether genetic variation in nicotine metabolic inactivation accounted for the emergence of nicotine dependence from mid- to late adolescence and whether initial smoking experiences mediated this effect. METHODS: Participants were 222 adolescents of European ancestry who participated in a longitudinal cohort study of the biobehavioral determinants of...
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