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Association between genetic variants on chromosome 15q25 locus and several nicotine dependence traits in Polish population: a case-control study.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2015
Buczkowski Krzysztof, Sieminska Alicja, Linkowska Katarzyna, Czachowski Slawomir, Przybylski Grzegorz, Jassem Ewa, Grzybowski Tomasz
Abstract excerpt
Tobacco smoking continues to be a leading cause of disease and mortality. Recent research has confirmed the important role of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) gene cluster on chromosome 15q 24-25 in nicotine dependence and smoking. In this study we tested the association of smoking initiation, age at onset of daily smoking, and heaviness of smoking with five single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within...
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