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The Role of Pharmacogenetics in Smoking.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Sept 2021
El-Boraie Ahmed, Tyndale Rachel F
Abstract excerpt
Smoking continues to be the leading preventable contributor to death worldwide. Twin studies have suggested a significant genetic contribution underlying most smoking behaviors (40-70% heritability estimates). Candidate gene studies of smoking phenotypes have identified several pharmacogenes implicated in nicotine's pharmacokinetics (CYP2A6, CYP2B6, CYP2A13, FMOs, UGTs, and OCT2), and nicotine's pharmacodynamic...
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