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Dopamine receptor genes (DRD2, DRD3 and DRD4) and gene-gene interactions associated with smoking-related behaviors.
Addiction biology - 1 Mar 2007
Vandenbergh David J, O'Connor Richard J, Grant Michael D, Jefferson Akilah L, Vogler George P, Strasser Andrew A, Kozlowski Lynn T
Abstract excerpt
Cigarette smoking, like many addictive behaviors, has a genetic component, and the dopamine D2-like receptor genes (DRD2, DRD3 and DRD4) are candidates for contributing to these behaviors. Phenotypic information concerning smoking-related behaviors from a nationally representative sample of research volunteers was analyzed for association with polymorphisms in these genes. Genotype status at the DRD2 intron 2...
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