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An Exome-Wide Association Study Identifies New Susceptibility Loci for Age of Smoking Initiation in African- and European-American Populations.
Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco - 21 May 2019
Jiang Keran, Yang Zhongli, Cui Wenyan, Su Kunkai, Ma Jennie Z, Payne Thomas J, Li Ming D
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INTRODUCTION: Cigarette smoking is one of the largest causes of preventable death worldwide. This study aimed to identify susceptibility loci for age at smoking initiation (ASI) by performing an exome-wide association analysis. METHODS: A total of 2510 smokers of either African-American (AA) or European-American (EA) origin were genotyped and analyzed at both the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and gene...
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