DRD2/ANKK1 TaqI polymorphism and smoking behavior of Egyptian male cigarette smokers.

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Published in Nicotine Tob Res on December 01, 2007

Authors

Ghada N Radwan1, Maged El-Setouhy, Mostafa K Mohamed, Mohamed Abdel Hamid, Salwa Abdel Azem, Omima Kamel, Ebenezer Israel, Christopher A Loffredo

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Public Health, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

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