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The association of the alpha-5 subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor gene and the brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene with different aspects of smoking behavior.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Apr 2012
Breetvelt Elemi J, Numans Mattijs E, Aukes Maartje F, Hoeben Wopke, Strengman Eric, Luykx Jurjen J, Bakker Steven C, Kahn René S, Ophoff Roel A, Boks Marco P M
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies show that different aspects of smoking behavior are associated with the α-5 subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (CHRNA5) gene and the gene coding for brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). This raises the question whether the amount of cigarettes smoked per day has a different genetic background than smoking initiation and what other smoking phenotypes may be relevant. The aim of...
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