Genetic linkage to chromosome 22q12 for a heavy-smoking quantitative trait in two independent samples

Authors :: Saccone, Scott F.
Pergadia, Michele L.
Loukola, Anu
Broms, Ulla
Montgomery, Grant W.
Wang, Jen C.
Agrawal, Arpana
Dick, Danielle M.
Heath, Andrew C.
Todorov, Alexandre A.
Maunu, Heidi
Heikkila, Kauko
Morely, Katherine I.
Rice, John P.
Todd, Richard D.
Kaprio, Jaakko
Peltonen, Leena
Martin, Nicholas G.
Goate, Alison M.
Madden, Pamela A.F.
Source :: American Journal of Human Genetics. May, 2007, Vol. 80 Issue 5, p856, 11 p.
Publication Year :: 2007
Abstract: A genomewide linkage screen of simple heavy-smoking quantitative trait is conducted using two independent samples. The study found significant evidence of linkage to chromosome 20 in the Finnish sample.

Subjects :: Lung cancer -- Causes of
Quantitative trait loci -- Analysis
Smoking -- Risk factors
Smoking -- Research
Biological sciences

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