Polimorphism in the site rs12914008 of the CHRNB4 subunit gene may be associated with the fast transition from initial smoking to nicotine dependence (ND)

A. Sieminska, K. Kita, B. Wajda, L. Gorska, E. Jassem (Gdansk, Poland)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –World tour of tobacco epidemiology
Session: World tour of tobacco epidemiology
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1046
Disease area: Airway diseases

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