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CYP2A6 slow nicotine metabolism is associated with increased quitting by adolescent smokers.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Apr 2013
Chenoweth Meghan J, O'Loughlin Jennifer, Sylvestre Marie-Pierre, Tyndale Rachel F
Abstract excerpt
Variation in the CYP2A6 gene, which decreases the rate of nicotine metabolic inactivation, is associated with higher adult smoking cessation rates during clinical trials. We hypothesized that slow metabolism is associated with increased quitting during adolescence. White adolescent smokers (N=308, aged 12-17, 36.3% male) from a cohort study were genotyped for CYP2A6, resulting in 7.8% slow, 14.0% intermediate and...
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