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Effect of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor genes (CHRN) on longitudinal cigarettes per day in adolescents and young adults.
Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco - 1 Feb 2014
Cannon Dale S, Mermelstein Robin J, Hedeker Donald, Coon Hilary, Cook Edwin H, McMahon William M, Hamil Cindy, Dunn Diane, Weiss Robert B
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INTRODUCTION: Few studies have sought to identify specific genetic markers associated with cigarettes per day (CPD) during adolescence and young adulthood, the period of greatest vulnerability for the development of nicotine dependence. METHODS: We used a longitudinal design to investigate the effect of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (CHRN) subunit genes on CPD from 15 to 21 years of age in young...
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