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Organic cation transporter variation and response to smoking cessation therapies.
Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco - 1 Dec 2014
Bergen Andrew W, Javitz Harold S, Krasnow Ruth, Michel Martha, Nishita Denise, Conti David V, Edlund Christopher K, Kwok Pui-Yan, McClure Jennifer B, Kim Richard B, Hall Sharon M, Tyndale Rachel F, Baker Timothy B, Benowitz Neal L, Swan Gary E
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INTRODUCTION: We evaluated chr6q25.3 organic cation transporter gene (SLC22A1, SLC22A2, SLC22A3) variation and response to smoking cessation therapies. The corresponding proteins are low-affinity transporters of choline, acetylcholine and monoamines, and smoking cessation pharmacotherapies expressed in multiple tissues. METHODS: We selected 7 common polymorphisms for mega-regression analysis. We assessed additive...
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