Association of CYP2A6 Gene Deletion with Cigarette Smoking Status in Japanese Adults.
Open Access
- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- Published by Japan Epidemiological Association in Journal of Epidemiology
- Vol. 13 (3) , 176-181
- https://doi.org/10.2188/jea.13.176
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Genetic variation of CYP2A6 is shown to alter nicotine metabolism. This study was developed to investigate the genetic influence of the whole deletion-allele of CYP2A6 on active and passive smoking behavior.Keywords
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