DNA Markers Of Cigarette Smoking
Cigarette smoking is the largest preventable cause of death and disability in the USA, contributing to 400,000 deaths annually. Despite widespread knowledge of the health dangers, 1 in 8 American adults is a habitual heavy smoker.For several decades, scientists have known that most of the risk for habitual heavy smoking (smoking a pack each day) is largely influenced by genetics.
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Filed under: Smoking / Quit Smoking on February 7th, 2008