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Genetic variants in nicotinic acetylcholine receptor genes jointly contribute to kidney function in American Indians: the Strong Heart Family Study.
Journal of hypertension - 1 May 2014
Zhu Yun, Yang Jingyun, Li Shengxu, Cole Shelley A, Haack Karin, Umans Jason G, Franceschini Nora, Howard Barbara V, Lee Elisa T, Zhao Jinying
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BACKGROUND: Cigarette smoking negatively affects kidney function. Genetic variants in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) genes have been associated with nicotine dependence, and are likely to influence renal function and related traits. Whereas each single variant may only exert a small...
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