Why is the impact of genetic polymorphisms on the smoking habit not consistent? Possibly diluted association with the Interleukin-1B C-31T polymorphism in japanese brazilians

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 173-175

  Uno, Miyuki ^a   Ito, Lucy S ^a   Oba, Sueli M ^a   Marie, Suely K N ^a   Shinjo, Samuel K ^a   Saito, Toshiko ^a   Tajima, Kazuo ^a   Hamajima, Nobuyuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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EID: 21244439195     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
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