Saturday, September 6, 2008

Failure to Quit Smoking Attributed to Genetics

Explain to interested patients that various therapies are available to help people quit smoking, but the success rate remains low.

Note that this study looked at the entire genomes of participants in clinical trials of smoking cessation methods, comparing those who succeeded with those who did not.

Explain that the researchers found a large number of genes that are expressed differently in successful quitters than in those unable to stop smoking.

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