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BclI glucocorticoid receptor polymorphism and smoking in the general population.
Addiction biology - 1 Jul 2009
Siiskonen Satu J, Visser Loes E, Tiemeier Henning, Hofman Albert, Lamberts Steven W J, Uitterlinden André G, Stricker Bruno H Ch
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We studied the hypothesis that the BclI polymorphism of the glucocorticoid receptor gene is associated with an increased probability of being a (heavy) smoker and a decreased ability to quit smoking. The study cohort consisted of all subjects in the Rotterdam Study, a Dutch population-based cohort of people aged 55 years and older, for whom BclI genotyping and smoking status at baseline were available. In...
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