Dysregulated Methylation Patterns in Exon IV of the Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) Gene in Nicotine Dependence and Changes in BDNF Plasma Levels During Smoking Cessation
Kerim Abdelkhalek, et al.
Introduction Cigarette smoking is one of the leading preventable causes of related chronic diseases and deaths worldwide (1). Nicotine is the main psychoactive component of tobacco that affects many neurotransmitter…