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A recall-by-genotype study of CHRNA5-A3-B4 genotype, cotinine and smoking topography: study protocol.
BMC medical genetics - 22 Jan 2014
Ware Jennifer J, Timpson Nic, Davey Smith George, Munafò Marcus R
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BACKGROUND: Genome-wide association studies have revealed an association between several loci in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor gene cluster CHRNA5-A3-B4 and daily cigarette consumption. Recent studies have sought to refine this phenotype, and have shown that a locus within this cluster, marked primarily by rs1051730 and rs16969968, is also associated with levels of cotinine, the primary metabolite of...
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