rs16969968 risk_factor_for heavy smoking
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Identification of CHRNA5 rare variants in African-American heavy smokers.
(2014)
PMID:24682045
cited
rs16969968:G>A ... is thought to confer risk for heavy smoking in people of European ancestry
confidence: 0.90
TTC12-ANKK1-DRD2 and CHRNA5-CHRNA3-CHRNB4 influence different pathways leading to smoking behavior from adolescence to mid-adulthood.
(2011)
PMID:21168125
cited
The asparagine allele at CHRNA5-rs16969968 has been associated with nicotine dependence/heavy smoking.
confidence: 0.96
Convergence of genetic findings for nicotine dependence and smoking related diseases with chromosome 15q24-25.
(2010)
PMID:19896728
cited
genetic variant rs16969968 ... alter the risk of developing ... heavy smoking
confidence: 0.95