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Published online 2 July 1998 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news980702-1
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The genetics of nicotine dependence
The idea that there may be some genetic susceptibility to tobacco dependence is highly provocative. There have been hints before that the tendency to take up smoking is somehow preprogrammed, as well as being influenced by social and environmental factors.
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