Genome-wide imaging association study implicates functional activity and glial homeostasis of the caudate in smoking addiction

Genome-wide imaging association study implicates functional activity and glial homeostasis of the caudate in smoking addiction

Abstract Background Nearly 6 million deaths and over a half trillion dollars in healthcare costs worldwide are attributed to tobacco smoking each year. Extensive research efforts have been pursued to elucidate the molecular underpinnings of smoking addiction and facilitate cessation. In this study,...

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Main Authors: David C. Qian, David L. Molfese, Jennifer L. Jin, Alexander J. Titus, Yixuan He, Yafang Li, Maxime Vaissié, Humsini Viswanath, Philip R. Baldwin, Ralf Krahe, Ramiro Salas, Christopher I. Amos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Functional magnetic resonance imaging
Genome-wide association studies
Smoking addiction
Caudate activity
Gene set enrichment analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-017-4124-5

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