A common genetic variant in the 15q24 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor gene cluster (CHRNA5–CHRNA3–CHRNB4) is associated with a reduced ability of women to quit smoking in pregnancy

Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with low birth weight and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Women are more likely to quit smoking during pregnancy than at any other time in their lives, but some pregnant women continue to smoke. A recent genome-wide association study demonstrated an associ...

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Autores principales: Freathy, Rachel M., Ring, Susan M., Shields, Beverley, Galobardes, Bruna, Knight, Beatrice, Weedon, Michael N., Smith, George Davey, Frayling, Timothy M., Hattersley, Andrew T.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2009
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Association Studies Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2706684/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19429911
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddp216

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