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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-9-20
pubmed:abstractText
The genetic basis for addiction to tobacco smoking--particularly that of the perception of olfactory stimuli that may be important in reinforcing smoking addiction--is largely unknown. A cluster of genes for olfactory receptors is in close proximity to the MHC region on chromosome 6. Polymorphisms of MHC class III genes (RCCX modules, TNFA promoter polymorphisms) were determined in 101 healthy subjects and 232 coronary artery disease (CAD) patients from Hungary with defined tobacco smoking habits. A highly significant association between ever smoking (past + current smokers) and a specific MHC haplotype was observed (odds ratios = 2.14-4.13; P-values = 0.012 to <0.001). This haplotype is characterized by the presence of C4A null alleles and a solitary short C4B gene linked to the TNF2 allele of the promoter for TNFA gene. This haplotype occurred more frequently in the ever smokers than in the never smokers [odds ratio: 4.97 (1.96-12.62); P = 0.001], and such associations were stronger in women (odds ratio = 13.6) than in men (odds ratio = 2.79). An independent study of complement C4 protein polymorphism and smoking habits in Icelandic subjects (n = 351) yielded similar and confirmative results. Considering the documented link between olfactory stimuli and smoking in females, and the presence of a cluster of odorant receptor genes close to the MHC class I region, our findings implicate a potential role of the MHC-linked olfactory receptor genes in the initiation of smoking.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0953-8178
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1507-14
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15339882-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:15339882-Blotting, Southern, pubmed-meshheading:15339882-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6, pubmed-meshheading:15339882-Complement C4a, pubmed-meshheading:15339882-Complement C4b, pubmed-meshheading:15339882-Coronary Artery Disease, pubmed-meshheading:15339882-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15339882-Genetic Predisposition to Disease, pubmed-meshheading:15339882-Haplotypes, pubmed-meshheading:15339882-Histocompatibility Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:15339882-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15339882-Hungary, pubmed-meshheading:15339882-Iceland, pubmed-meshheading:15339882-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15339882-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15339882-Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, pubmed-meshheading:15339882-Receptors, Odorant, pubmed-meshheading:15339882-Sex Factors, pubmed-meshheading:15339882-Smoking, pubmed-meshheading:15339882-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Genetic basis of tobacco smoking: strong association of a specific major histocompatibility complex haplotype on chromosome 6 with smoking behavior.
pubmed:affiliation
Third Department of Internal Medicine, Semmelweis University and Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary. FustGe@kut.sote.hu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't