Genetic Differences and Smoking Behaviors: Biomarkers that May Predict Smoking Quantity

Although African Americans are less likely to smoke than European Americans, if they do start smoking, they tend to start smoking later in life, are less likely to quit smoking, and die more often from smoking-related lung cancer. Recently, a team of researchers co-led by SRI International identified a genetic marker associated with smoking quantity in people of African ancestry. Hear about the findings from the Study of Tobacco Use in Minority Populations (STOMP) Genetics Consortium study, which may help guide future public health decisions related to smoking.