Normal allele: GG
CHRNA3 single nucleotide polymorphism increases the risk of lung cancer by 1.8 times. It also contributes to a decreased response to alcohol, so there may be an increased risk of alcohol abuse.
Polymorphism rs1051730 is related to topics like this:
Research and publications:
18385739 A variant associated with nicotine dependence, lung cancer and peripheral arterial disease
18519524 Variants in nicotinic receptors and risk for nicotine dependence
18759969 In search of causal variants: refining disease association signals using cross-population contrasts
18780872 Familial aggregation of common sequence variants on 15q24-25.1 in lung cancer
18978790 Lung cancer susceptibility locus at 5p15.33.
19029397 Nicotinic receptor gene variants influence susceptibility to heavy smoking
19064933 Chromosome 15q25.1 genetic markers associated with level of response to alcohol in humans
19247474 Genome-wide and candidate gene association study of cigarette smoking behaviors
19300500 A genome-wide association study of pulmonary function measures in the Framingham Heart Study.
19423719 Update in lung cancer 2008.
19494806 Dopamine genes and nicotine dependence in treatment-seeking and community smokers.
19569043 Genome-wide association studies and the genetic dissection of complex traits
19741265 Genetics and genomics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
19750184 Genome-wide association studies for atherosclerotic vascular disease and its risk factors.
19800047 Integration of genomic and genetic approaches implicates IREB2 as a COPD susceptibility gene.
19951401 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: towards pharmacogenetics
20010834 Genome-wide association study identifies five loci associated with lung function.
20142248 Cumulative effect of multiple loci on genetic susceptibility to familial lung cancer.
20159342 Genetics of addictions
20393456 Sensorimotor gating is associated with CHRNA3 polymorphisms in schizophrenia and healthy volunteers.
20395203 A second genetic variant on chromosome 15q24-25.1 associates with lung cancer
20418888 Sequence variants at CHRNB3-CHRNA6 and CYP2A6 affect smoking behavior.
20418889 Meta-analysis and imputation refines the association of 15q25 with smoking quantity
20418890 Genome-wide meta-analyses identify multiple loci associated with smoking behavior
20581870 From smoking to lung cancer: the CHRNA5/A3/B4 connection
20585100 Genome-wide association studies of cancer.
20643934 A genetically modulated, intrinsic cingulate circuit supports human nicotine addiction
20808433 Associations of variants in CHRNA5/A3/B4 gene cluster with smoking behaviors in a Korean population
20832656 Genetics of addictions
21191315 Genetic association of bipolar disorder with the β(3) nicotinic receptor subunit gene
21228559 A preliminary study of the CHRNA3-CHRNA5-CHRNB4 cluster, smoking and Parkinson's disease.
21229299 Chromosome 15q24-25.1 variants, diet, and lung cancer susceptibility in cigarette smokers
21232152 Epidemiology, radiology, and genetics of nicotine dependence in COPD.
21357676 Sequence variants at CYP1A1-CYP1A2 and AHR associate with coffee consumption.
21424681 Peripheral arterial disease in diabetes: is there a role for genetics?
21430647 The galanin receptor 1 gene associates with tobacco craving in smokers seeking cessation treatment
21436384 Genetic variability of smoking persistence in African Americans
21438146 Dysfunctional gene splicing as a potential contributor to neuropsychiatric disorders.
21498873 Associations of nicotine intake measures with CHRN genes in Finnish smokers.
21559498 Chromosome 15q25 (CHRNA3-CHRNA5) variation impacts indirectly on lung cancer risk
21593077 Genetic variation at CHRNA5-CHRNA3-CHRNB4 interacts with smoking status to influence body mass index
21606948 Varenicline for smoking cessation: nausea severity and variation in nicotinic receptor genes
21645942 Association of smoking with tumor size at diagnosis in non-small cell lung cancer.
21685187 Genome-wide association study of smoking behaviours in patients with COPD
21690317 CHRNA3 rs1051730 genotype and short-term smoking cessation
21697764 Susceptibility locus for lung cancer at 15q25.1 is not associated with risk of pancreatic cancer
21748402 A twin association study of nicotine dependence with markers in the CHRNA3 and CHRNA5 genes.
21808284 Gender-stratified gene and gene-treatment interactions in smoking cessation.
21858091 In vitro and ex vivo analysis of CHRNA3 and CHRNA5 haplotype expression.