Expanding the genetic architecture of nicotine dependence and its shared genetics with multiple traits

There is strong genetic evidence for cigarette smoking behaviors, yet little is known on nicotine dependence (ND). Here, the authors perform a genome-wide association study on ND in 58,000 smokers, identifying five genome-wide significant loci.

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Main Authors: Bryan C. Quach, Michael J. Bray, Nathan C. Gaddis, Mengzhen Liu, Teemu Palviainen, Camelia C. Minica, Stephanie Zellers, Richard Sherva, Fazil Aliev, Michael Nothnagel, Kendra A. Young, Jesse A. Marks, Hannah Young, Megan U. Carnes, Yuelong Guo, Alex Waldrop, Nancy Y. A. Sey, Maria T. Landi, Daniel W. McNeil, Dmitriy Drichel, Lindsay A. Farrer, Christina A. Markunas, Jacqueline M. Vink, Jouke-Jan Hottenga, William G. Iacono, Henry R. Kranzler, Nancy L. Saccone, Michael C. Neale, Pamela Madden, Marcella Rietschel, Mary L. Marazita, Matthew McGue, Hyejung Won, Georg Winterer, Richard Grucza, Danielle M. Dick, Joel Gelernter, Neil E. Caporaso, Timothy B. Baker, Dorret I. Boomsma, Jaakko Kaprio, John E. Hokanson, Scott Vrieze, Laura J. Bierut, Eric O. Johnson, Dana B. Hancock
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/508c732e509b4270b0f67aeb1af54d38
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