Association between Genetic Variants on Chromosome 15q25 Locus and Several Nicotine Dependence Traits in Polish Population: A Case-Control Study

Tobacco smoking continues to be a leading cause of disease and mortality. Recent research has confirmed the important role of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) gene cluster on chromosome 15q 24-25 in nicotine dependence and smoking. In this study we tested the association of smoking initiatio...

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Main Authors: Krzysztof Buczkowski, Alicja Sieminska, Katarzyna Linkowska, Slawomir Czachowski, Grzegorz Przybylski, Ewa Jassem, Tomasz Grzybowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/350348