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ASCL1 regulates the expression of the CHRNA5/A3/B4 lung cancer susceptibility locus.
Molecular cancer research : MCR - 1 Feb 2010
Improgo Ma Reina D, Schlichting Nicolette A, Cortes Roxana Y, Zhao-Shea Rubing, Tapper Andrew R, Gardner Paul D
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Tobacco contains a variety of carcinogens as well as the addictive compound nicotine. Nicotine addiction begins with the binding of nicotine to its cognate receptor, the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR). Genome-wide association studies have implicated the nAChR gene cluster, CHRNA5/A3/B4,...
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