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Active and passive smoking and risk of narcolepsy in people with HLA DQB1*0602: a population-based case-control study.
Neuroepidemiology - 1 Jan 2009
Ton Thanh G N, Longstreth W T, Koepsell Thomas
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BACKGROUND: We examined the risk of narcolepsy associated with active and passive smoking among genetically susceptible individuals. METHODS: We conducted a population-based case-control study in King County, Wash., USA. Between 2001 and 2005, we enrolled 67 cases through physicians and public outreach, and 95 controls through random-digit dialing. Subjects were aged between 18 and 50 years and positive for HLA...
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