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Editorial
. 2012 May 16;104(10):720-2.
doi: 10.1093/jnci/djs211. Epub 2012 Apr 25.

Cotinine conundrum--a step forward but questions remain

Margaret R Spitz, Christopher I Amos, Laura J Bierut, Neil E Caporaso
Editorial

Cotinine conundrum--a step forward but questions remain

Margaret R Spitz et al. J Natl Cancer Inst. .
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  • Association between genetic variants on chromosome 15q25 locus and objective measures of tobacco exposure.
    Munafò MR, Timofeeva MN, Morris RW, Prieto-Merino D, Sattar N, Brennan P, Johnstone EC, Relton C, Johnson PC, Walther D, Whincup PH, Casas JP, Uhl GR, Vineis P, Padmanabhan S, Jefferis BJ, Amuzu A, Riboli E, Upton MN, Aveyard P, Ebrahim S, Hingorani AD, Watt G, Palmer TM, Timpson NJ; EPIC Study Group; Davey Smith G. Munafò MR, et al. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2012 May 16;104(10):740-8. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djs191. Epub 2012 Apr 25. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2012. PMID: 22534784 Free PMC article.

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