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SUBMITTER: Lessov-Schlaggar CN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2238639 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lessov-Schlaggar Christina N CN Pergadia Michele L ML Khroyan Taline V TV Swan Gary E GE
Biochemical pharmacology 20070819 1
Nicotine dependence is substantially heritable. Several regions across the genome have been implicated in containing genes that confer liability to nicotine dependence and variation in individual genes has been associated with nicotine dependence. Smoking cessation measures are also heritable, and measured genetic variation is associated with nicotine dependence treatment efficacy. Despite significant strides in the understanding of the relative contribution of genetic and environmental factors ...[more]