Elucidating the role of genetic factors in smoking behavior and nicotine dependence

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 118 B, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 48-54

  Lerman, Caryn ^a,b   Berrettini, Wade ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetics; Nicotine; Smoking

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER; NICOTINE;

GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TWINS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

ANIMALS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; HUMANS; MODELS, ANIMAL; SMOKING; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 0038417109     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.10003     Document Type: Review

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