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Cigarette Smoking and Intracranial Aneurysms: A Pilot Analysis of SNPs in the CYP2A6 Gene in the Italian Population.
World neurosurgery - 1 Nov 2023
Ferrari Erika, Cornali Claudio, Fiorindi Alessandro, Agosti Edoardo, Gallone Salvatore, Rubino Elisa, Ponzio Francesco, Fontanella Marco Maria, De Maria Lucio
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BACKGROUND: Cigarette smoking is a modifiable risk factor associated with formation and rupture of intracranial aneurysms (IAs). Cytochrome P450 2A6 (CYP2A6) is the main enzyme implied in catabolism of nicotine and xenobiotics, giving rise to oxidative stress products. Our study investigated the associations between specific single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the CYP2A6 gene and the presence of sporadic...
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