Pathway analysis of smoking quantity in multiple GWAS identifies cholinergic and sensory pathways.
Cigarette smoking is a common addiction that increases the risk for many diseases, including lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have successfully identified and validated several susceptibility loci for nicotine consumption and dependence. H...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3515482?pdf=render |