Analyses of nicotine metabolism biomarker genetics stratified by sex in African and European Americans

Abstract Nicotine is inactivated by the polymorphic CYP2A6 enzyme to cotinine and then to 3′hydroxycotinine. The Nicotine Metabolite Ratio (NMR; 3′hydroxycotinine/cotinine) is a heritable nicotine metabolism biomarker, varies with sex and ancestry, and influences smoking cessation and disease risk....

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Main Authors: Meghan J. Chenoweth, Lisa Sanderson Cox, Nikki L. Nollen, Jasjit S. Ahluwalia, Neal L. Benowitz, Caryn Lerman, Jo Knight, Rachel F. Tyndale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98883-z