Increased genetic vulnerability to smoking at CHRNA5 in early-onset smokers.
CONTEXT: Recent studies have shown an association between cigarettes per day (CPD) and a nonsynonymous single-nucleotide polymorphism in CHRNA5, rs16969968. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the association between rs16969968 and smoking is modified by age at onset of regular smoking. DATA SOURCES: Pr...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2012
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