Genes May Help Some Quit Smoking
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MONDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) --
Smokers without certain DNA may face an even tougher battle kicking the habit, new research shows.
A U.S. study finds that people who were able to quit smoking had variants in 221 genes that weren't found in smokers who weren't able to kick the habit. The researchers analyzed 520,000 genes taken from blood samples.
"The long-term hope is that identifying these genetic variables in smokers will help us determine which type of treatment would be most effective," Jed Rose, director of Duke University's Center for Nicotine and Smoking Cessation Research, in Durham, N.C., said in a prepared statement...
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