Achieving high rates of consent for genetic testing among African American smokers. |
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| Authors: | Lisa Sanderson Cox Carrie A Bronars Janet L Thomas Kolawole S Okuyemi Gary King Matthew S Mayo Jasjit S Ahluwalia |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA. lcox@kumc.edu |
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| Abstract: | Genetic factors play an important role in smoking behavior. Although African Americans are at disproportionately increased risk for tobacco-related morbidity and mortality, limited attention has been given to genetic investigation of tobacco use in this population. The present study examined consent for genetic testing among African American smokers enrolled in a smoking cessation clinical trial. African American light smokers (
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