Case-Control Study of the D2 Dopamine Receptor Gene and Smoking Status in Lung Cancer Patients

1998235 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Margaret R. Spitz · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Huihui Shi · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Fang Yang · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Karen Suchanek Hudmon · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Hong Jiang · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Robert M. Chamberlain · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Abstract

Variant alleles of the D2 dopamine receptor gene may play a role in determining nicotine addiction, although the associations between the at-risk genotypes and measures of nicotine addiction were not entirely consistent.

Topics & Keywords

Smoking Behavior and Cessation Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volume 90, Issue 5, pp. 358-363

DOI: 10.1093/jnci/90.5.358

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