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Association of amyloid precursor protein-binding protein, family B, member 1 with nicotine dependence in African and European American smokers.
Human genetics - 1 Nov 2008
Chen Guo-Bo, Payne Thomas J, Lou Xiang-Yang, Ma Jennie Z, Zhu Jun, Li Ming D
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Although epidemiological studies reveal that cigarette smoking is inversely associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD), the underlying mechanism remains largely unknown. Considering the facts that amyloid precursor protein-binding protein, family B, member 1 (APBB1) is mapped to a suggestive linkage region on chromosome 11 for nicotine dependence (ND), and has been implicated in the...
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