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Genetic variations increase the risk of life-long nicotine addiction for young smokers (EurekAlert!) |
Common genetic variations affecting nicotine receptors in the nervous system can significantly increase the chance that European Americans who begin smoking by age 17 will struggle with life-long nicotine addiction. Published July 11 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics, this research — led by scientists at the University of Utah together with colleagues from the University of Wisconsin — …
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