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CHRNA6 gene

Known as: acetylcholine receptor, nicotinic, alpha 6 (neuronal), cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 6 subunit, CHRNA6 
 
National Institutes of Health

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Cholinergic Receptors

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2014
2014
Genetic Association of CHRNB3 and CHRNA6 Gene Polymorphisms with Nicotine Dependence Syndrome Scale in Korean Population
OBJECTIVE Cholinergic nicotinic receptor (CHRN) gene family has been known to mediate the highly additive effects of nicotine in… (More)
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2014
2014
Rare missense variants in CHRNB3 and CHRNA3 are associated with risk of alcohol and cocaine dependence.
Previous findings have demonstrated that variants in nicotinic receptor genes are associated with nicotine, alcohol and cocaine… (More)
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2013
2013
Significant associations of CHRNA2 and CHRNA6 with nicotine dependence in European American and African American populations
The direct physiological effects that promote nicotine dependence (ND) are mediated by nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs… (More)
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2013
2013
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors containing the α6 subunit contribute to ethanol activation of ventral tegmental area dopaminergic neurons.
Nicotine and alcohol are often co-abused suggesting a common mechanism of action may underlie their reinforcing properties. Both… (More)
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2013
2013
Molecular profiles of non-small cell lung cancers in cigarette smoking and never-smoking patients.
PURPOSE Molecular features of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in never-smokers are not well recognized. We assessed the… (More)
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2012
2012
Rare missense variants in CHRNB4 are associated with reduced risk of nicotine dependence.
Genome-wide association studies have identified common variation in the CHRNA5-CHRNA3-CHRNB4 and CHRNA6-CHRNB3 gene clusters that… (More)
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2011
2011
Genetic association of bipolar disorder with the β(3) nicotinic receptor subunit gene.
OBJECTIVE Owing to the clinical relationship between bipolar disorder and nicotine dependence, we investigated two research… (More)
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2009
2009
SNPs in CHRNA6 and CHRNB3 are associated with alcohol consumption in a nationally representative sample.
The CHRNA6 and CHRNB3 genes have been associated with nicotine dependence and early subjective response to nicotine. Here we… (More)
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2009
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2009
Genetic Association of the CHRNA6 and CHRNB3 Genes with Tobacco Dependence in a Nationally Representative Sample
Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are activated by both endogenous acetylcholine and exogenous nicotine, making sequence… (More)
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2002
2002
Exclusion of linkage of nine neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit genes expressed in brain in autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy in four unrelated families
Members of the ligand-gated neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) gene family (CHRNA4 and CHRNB2, coding for the α4… (More)
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