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The role of nicotinic receptor genes (CHRN) in the pathways of prenatal tobacco exposure on smoking behavior among young adult light smokers.
Addictive behaviors - 1 Sept 2018
Selya Arielle S, Cannon Dale S, Weiss Robert B, Wakschlag Lauren S, Rose Jennifer S, Dierker Lisa, Hedeker Donald, Mermelstein Robin J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Prenatal tobacco exposure (PTE) is associated with more frequent smoking among young, light smokers. Little is known about how nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (CHRN) genes may contribute to this relationship. METHODS: Data were drawn from a longitudinal cohort of young light smokers of European ancestry (N = 511). Three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) among offspring, rs16969968 and rs6495308...
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