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. 2017 Apr 1;19(4):493-494.
doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntw275.

Association of TAS2R38 Haplotypes and Menthol Cigarette Preference in an African American Cohort

Davide Risso  1   2 , Eduardo Sainz  1 , Joanne Gutierrez  1 , Thomas Kirchner  3 , Raymond Niaura  4 , Dennis Drayna  1
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Association of TAS2R38 Haplotypes and Menthol Cigarette Preference in an African American Cohort

Davide Risso et al. Nicotine Tob Res. .

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Figure 1.
Forest plot illustrating the odds ratios and confidence intervals of the TAS2R38 PAV haplotype association with menthol cigarette smoking in both African American and Caucasian individuals.
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