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This paper outlines how genetic variation in the CYP2A6 gene may protect individuals from becoming nicotine-dependent smokers, and if dependent, how impairment of the CYP2A6 gene function decreases the number of cigarettes consumed by smokers (Pianezza M, Sellers EM, Tyndale …
This paper outlines how genetic variation in the CYP2A6 gene may protect individuals from becoming nicotine-dependent smokers, and if depend …