A Genome-Wide Association Study of a Biomarker of Nicotine Metabolism.

Individuals with fast nicotine metabolism typically smoke more and thus have a greater risk for smoking-induced diseases. Further, the efficacy of smoking cessation pharmacotherapy is dependent on the rate of nicotine metabolism. Our objective was to use nicotine metabolite ratio (NMR), an establish...

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Main Authors: Anu Loukola, Jadwiga Buchwald, Richa Gupta, Teemu Palviainen, Jenni Hällfors, Emmi Tikkanen, Tellervo Korhonen, Miina Ollikainen, Antti-Pekka Sarin, Samuli Ripatti, Terho Lehtimäki, Olli Raitakari, Veikko Salomaa, Richard J Rose, Rachel F Tyndale, Jaakko Kaprio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4583245?pdf=render