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Examining the heritability of a laboratory-based smoking endophenotype: initial results from an experimental twin study.
Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies - 1 Aug 2007
Ray Lara A, Rhee Soo Hyun, Stallings Michael C, Knopik Valerie, Hutchison Kent E
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The objective of this study was to examine the heritability of an endophenotype relevant to nicotine dependence, namely tension reduction after smoking. This study also examined whether common genetic, shared environmental, and nonshared environmental factors influence this endophenotype measured repeatedly during an experimental paradigm. Twin and sibling pairs, all of whom were regular smokers, completed a...
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