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CHRNA5 variant predicts smoking cessation in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco - 1 Sept 2014
Chen Li-Shiun, Bach Richard G, Lenzini Petra A, Spertus John A, Bierut Laura Jean, Cresci Sharon
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INTRODUCTION: While smoking is a major modifiable risk factor for secondary prevention of myocardial infarction (MI), active smoking is common among patients hospitalized with acute MI. Recent studies suggest that nicotinic receptor variants, and specifically the high-risk CHRNA5 rs16969968 A all...
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