Genes contributing for nicotine dependence in humans
Description: Addiction is a common and costly public health problem, and tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable deaths in the US. Understanding the genetic basis of nicotine dependence has enormus public health relevance, as the project has already demonstrated by identifying several genetic variants conferring risk of both nicotine dependence and lung cancer.
Funder: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Funding type: research
Funder scheme: R01
Start date: 2005-08-01
End date: 2018-06-30
Investigator: KARI STEFANSSON
Institution: DECODE GENETICS, EHF
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Funded outputs count: 33
Funder award ID: R01DA017932
OpenAlex ID: G5175413258
