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Determining the causes and consequences of nicotine dependence: emerging genetic research methods.
Current psychiatry reports - 1 Oct 2014
Ware Jennifer J, Munafò Marcus R
Abstract excerpt
Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death worldwide. Establishing the genetic aetiology of tobacco use and dependence is an important first step in understanding the neurobiological mechanisms of tobacco use, and in turn the development of effective treatments. In addition, whilst the effects of tobacco use on a broad range of physical illnesses (e.g. lung cancer, respiratory disease,...
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