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Nociceptin/orphanin FQ receptor gene variation is associated with smoking status in Japanese.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Aug 2016
Kasai Shinya, Nishizawa Daisuke, Hasegawa Junko, Sato Naomi, Tanioka Fumihiko, Sugimura Haruhiko, Ikeda Kazutaka
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AIM: The endogenous opioid system has been reportedly implicated in tobacco/nicotine dependence. MATERIALS & METHODS: We examined the genetic effects of eight SNPs in opioid receptor-related genes on smoking status and smoking-related traits in Japanese. RESULTS: The genotypic and allelic variations of the rs2229205 SNP in the OPRL1 gene were significantly associated with smoking status, but no significant...
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