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Genome-wide association for smoking cessation success: participants in a trial with adjunctive denicotinized cigarettes.
Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) - 1 Jan 2000
Drgon Tomas, Johnson Catherine, Walther Donna, Albino Anthony P, Rose Jed E, Uhl George R
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The ability to quit smoking successfully displays substantial heritability in classical and molecular genetic studies. Twin studies suggest that some of the genetics for the ability to quit overlap with genetic components of nicotine dependence, but many do not. Genome-wide association (GWA) studies have demonstrated haplotypes that distinguish successful quitters from individuals who were not able to quit...
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