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Pathway analysis of smoking quantity in multiple GWAS identifies cholinergic and sensory pathways.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Harari Oscar, Wang Jen-Chyong, Bucholz Kathleen, Edenberg Howard J, Heath Andrew, Martin Nicholas G, Pergadia Michele L, Montgomery Grant, Schrage Andrew, Bierut Laura J, Madden Pamela F, Goate Alison M
Abstract excerpt
Cigarette smoking is a common addiction that increases the risk for many diseases, including lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have successfully identified and validated several susceptibility loci for nicotine consumption and dependence. However, the trait variance explained by these genes is only a small fraction of the estimated genetic risk. Pathway...
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