An Examination of Risk Factors for Tobacco and Cannabis Smoke Exposure in Adolescents Using an Epigenetic Biomarker

An Examination of Risk Factors for Tobacco and Cannabis Smoke Exposure in Adolescents Using an Epigenetic Biomarker

Objective: Evolving patterns of nicotine and cannabis use by adolescents require new tools to understand the changing epidemiology of these substances. Here we describe the use of a novel epigenetic biomarker sensitive to both tobacco and cannabis smoke in a longitudinal sample of high-risk adolesce...

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Main Authors: Allan Andersen, Meg Gerrard, Frederick X. Gibbons, Steven R. H. Beach, Robert Philibert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
smoking
epigenetics
DNA methylation
AHRR
cg05575921
digital PCR
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.688384/full

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