One SNP linked to two diseases—addiction and cancer: A Double Whammy?: Nicotine addiction and lung cancer susceptibility.
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| Title: | One SNP linked to two diseases—addiction and cancer: A Double Whammy?: Nicotine addiction and lung cancer susceptibility. |
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| Authors: | Volkow, N, Rutter, J, Pollock, J D, Shurtleff, D, Baler, R |
| Source: | Molecular Psychiatry. Nov2008, Vol. 13 Issue 11, p990-992. 3p. 1 Diagram. |
| Subjects: | Lung cancer, Cancer, Nicotine, Pyridine, Alkaloids |
| Abstract: | The article offers information on the study on new genome-wide linked to nicotine addiction and lung cancer susceptibility. It examines the evidence that a polymorphic variation correlated to a nicotine receptor subunit cluster contributes to increased risk of becoming addicted to nicotine, through the expression of receptors in epithelial cells in the lung. |
| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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