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BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN FUNCTIONS
卷 3, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/1744-9081-3-22
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- NCI NIH HHS [R01 CA078784] Funding Source: Medline
- NIEHS NIH HHS [T32 ES007262, P30 ES007033] Funding Source: Medline
Background: Genes involved in dopaminergic neurotransmission have been suggested as candidates for involvement in smoking behavior. We hypothesized that alleles associated with reduced dopaminergic neurotransmission would be more common in continuing smokers than among women who quit smoking. Methods: The study included 593 women aged 26 - 65 years who participated in a twelve month smoking cessation trial conducted in 1993 - 1994. Participants were contacted three years after the trial to obtain updated smoking history and biological specimens. Seven polymorphisms were assessed in genes involved in dopamine synthesis (tyrosine hydoxylase [TH]), receptor activation (dopamine receptors [DRD2, DRD3, DRD4]), reuptake (dopamine transporter [SLC6A3]), and metabolism (catechol-o-methyltransferase [COMT]). Smoking cessation was assessed as short-term quitting (abstinence for the seven days before the conclusion of the trial) and long-term quitting (abstinence for the six months before a subsequent interview conducted several years later). Results: We observed no association of any polymorphism with either short-or long-term quitting. Although some relative risk estimates were consistent with weak associations, either the direction of effect was opposite of that hypothesized, or results of the short-and long-term cessation endpoints differed. However, effect modification on smoking cessation was observed between DRD2 Taq1A and SLC6A3 VNTR polymorphisms, DRD3 Ser/Gly and d,1-fenfluramine, and DRD4 VNTR and d, 1-fenfluramine. Conclusion: Although these results fail to support prior findings of independent associations of these polymorphisms with smoking status, our exploratory findings suggestive of gene-gene and gene-treatment interactions warrants further investigation.
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