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[Association between genotype and allele frequencies of CYP2A6*12 and rs16969968 in CHRNA5 variants with smoking and body mass index in young subjects from Northeast Mexico].
Revista medica de Chile - 1 Nov 2015
Borrego-Soto Gissela, Costilla-Esquivel Antonio, Padilla-Rivas Gerardo Raymundo, Cázares-Samaniego Paulina Janeth, Posadas-Valay Rodolfo, Velasco-Castañón José Gerardo, Mercado-Longoria Roberto, Ortiz-López Rocío, Rojas-Martínez Augusto
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Several studies have reported that variants rs16969968 G>A of the CHRNA5 gene and CYP2A6*12 of the CYP2A6 gene are associated with smoking and smoking refusal, respectively. In addition, some studies report that a higher cigarette consumption is associated with low body mass index (BMI). AIM: To analyze the allele and genotypic frequencies of these variants and their impact on smoking and BMI....
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