Association study of the Epac gene and tobacco smoking and nicotine dependence

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 129 B, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 116-119

  Chen, Xiangning ^a   Wu, Baichai ^a   Kendler, Kenneth S ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Association study; Epac; Nicotine dependence; Smoking initiation

Indexed keywords

ANTIPORTER; CYCLIC AMP BINDING PROTEIN; NICOTINE; PROTEIN EPAC; TOBACCO SMOKE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EPAC GENE; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SMOKING HABIT; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ALLELES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SMOKING; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 3342892914     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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