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Variation in CYP2A6 and nicotine metabolism among two American Indian tribal groups differing in smoking patterns and risk for tobacco-related cancer.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 May 2017
Tanner Julie-Anne, Henderson Jeffrey A, Buchwald Dedra, Howard Barbara V, Nez Henderson Patricia, Tyndale Rachel F
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OBJECTIVE: The Northern Plains (NP) and Southwest (SW) American Indian populations differ in their smoking patterns and lung cancer incidence. We aimed to compare CYP2A6 genetic variation and CYP2A6 enzyme activity (representative of the rate of nicotine metabolism) between the two tribal populations as these have previously been associated with differences in smoking, quitting, and lung cancer risk. PARTICIPANTS...
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