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Beyond cigarettes per day. A genome-wide association study of the biomarker carbon monoxide.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society - 1 Sept 2014
Bloom A Joseph, Hartz Sarah M, Baker Timothy B, Chen Li-Shiun, Piper Megan E, Fox Louis, Martinez Maribel, Hatsukami Dorothy, Johnson Eric O, Laurie Cathy C, Saccone Nancy L, Goate Alison, Bierut Laura J
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: The CHRNA5-CHRNA3-CHRNB4 locus is associated with self-reported smoking behavior and also harbors the strongest genetic associations with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer. Because the associations with lung disease remain after adjustment for self-reported smoking behaviors, it has been asserted that CHRNA5-CHRNA3-CHRNB4 variants increase COPD and lung cancer susceptibility...
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