Deep sequencing of candidate genes identified 14 variants associated with smoking abstinence in an ethnically diverse sample
Cinciripini P, Wetter D, Wang J, Yu R, Kypriotakis G, Kumar T, Robinson J, Cui Y, Green C, Bergen A, Kosten T, Scherer S, Shete S. Deep sequencing of candidate genes identified 14 variants associated with smoking abstinence in an ethnically diverse sample. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 6385. PMID: 38493193, PMCID: PMC10944542, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-56750-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBupropionForkhead Transcription FactorsHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansNicotinic AgonistsRepressor ProteinsSmokingSmoking CessationConceptsIdentification of novel lociSequencing of candidate genesRare variant associationsMapped to genesReceptor signaling pathwayNovel lociGenes associated with regulationVariant associationsCandidate genesProtective lociDeep sequencingRegulation of bodyweightGenetic studiesCanonical pathwaysSignaling pathwayRare variantsGenetic profileTarget of pharmacotherapyTumor suppressionAssociated with cancerGenesPublic health tollRandomized controlled trialsSubstance use disordersEthnically diverse sample