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April 24, 2024Nicotine & Tobacco Research

Nicotinic Receptor Alpha-5 Subunit Gene Polymorphism is Associated With Heavy Smoking Under a Range of Nicotine Dosing Conditions

Yantao Zuo Jed E. Rose James M. Davis Kelsey A Behrens Aisha A Golaub Upasana U Chandra Emily K. Aarons Janiece D Morgan-Glover Alexey G. Mukhin

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Abstract

This study aimed to assess the role of the rs16969968 variant of nicotinic receptor alpha-5 subunit in regulating smoking behavior and nicotine intake in response to nicotine manipulations among dependent smokers in a naturalistic environment.

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Zuo et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e6dd63b6db643587659897 https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntae075

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