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Association of HTTLPR and 5-HT₂A T102C polymorphisms with smoking characteristics and anthropometric profiles of Thai males.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 17 Dec 2012
Suriyaprom K, Phonrat B, Chuensumran U, Tungtrongchitr A, Tungtrongchitr R
Abstract excerpt
Nicotine increases serotonin release in the brain. Gene polymorphisms in the serotonergic system have been suggested to be associated with smoking behavior. We investigated a possible association between two polymorphisms in the serotonergic system - HTTLPR of a serotonin transporter gene and 5-HT(2A) at position T102C - with biochemical and anthropometric parameters, and with cigarette smoking in an...
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