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TTC12-ANKK1-DRD2 and CHRNA5-CHRNA3-CHRNB4 influence different pathways leading to smoking behavior from adolescence to mid-adulthood.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Apr 2011
Ducci Francesca, Kaakinen Marika, Pouta Anneli, Hartikainen Anna-Liisa, Veijola Juha, Isohanni Matti, Charoen Pimphen, Coin Lachlan, Hoggart Clive, Ekelund Jesper, Peltonen Leena, Freimer Nelson, Elliott Paul, Schumann Gunter, Järvelin Marjo-Riitta
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BACKGROUND: CHRNA5-CHRNA3-CHRNB4 and TTC12-ANKK1-DRD2 gene-clusters influence smoking behavior. Our aim was to test developmental changes in their effects as well as the interplays between them and with nongenetic factors. METHODS: Participants included 4762 subjects from a general population-based, prospective Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort (NFBC 1966). Smoking behavior was collected at age 14 and 31 years....
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