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Linkage and association studies in African- and Caucasian-American populations demonstrate that SHC3 is a novel susceptibility locus for nicotine dependence.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 May 2007
Li M D, Sun D, Lou X-Y, Beuten J, Payne T J, Ma J Z
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Our previous linkage study demonstrated that the 9q22-q23 chromosome region showed a 'suggestive' linkage to nicotine dependence (ND) in the Framingham Heart Study population. In this study, we provide further evidence for the linkage of this region to ND in an independent sample. Within this region, the gene encoding Src homology 2 domain-containing transforming protein C3 (SHC3) represents a plausible candidate...
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