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Meta-analysis of 15 genome-wide linkage scans of smoking behavior.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Jan 2010
Han Shizhong, Gelernter Joel, Luo Xingguang, Yang Bao-Zhu
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BACKGROUND: A genetic contribution to smoking behavior is well-established. To identify loci that increase the risk for smoking behavior, many genome-wide linkage scans have been performed with various smoking behavior assessments. Numerous putative susceptibility loci have been identified, but only a few of these were replicated in independent studies. METHODS: We used genome search meta-analysis (GSMA) to...
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