Table 2

Cigarettes smoked daily: Helix Tree 2-loci interaction analysis using single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in CHRNA4 and CHRNB2 regions*

Gene name (SNP no.)Gene name (SNP no.); interaction p values
A4(rs3746372)A4(rs3787116)A4(rs4522666)A4(rs755203)B2(rs1127309)B2(rs1127314)
B2(rs1127314)0.01480.00740.00660.0128NANA
B2(rs1127309)0.00870.00720.00690.0068NANA
A4(rs755203)0.00740.0072NANA0.05770.1209
A4(rs4522666)0.00370.0013NANA0.06330.0603
A4(rs3787116)0.0004NA0.01120.06560.06620.0674
A4(rs3746372)NA0.00260.03250.06800.06180.1084
  • NA = not applicable.

  • * SNP CHRNB2(rs3926124) was not informative and was excluded from the table.

  • Interaction p value for all possible combinations except for the linked markers; p values above the diagonal are uncorrected, p values below are adjusted for multiple test.