Genetics May Be a Factor in African-American Cigarette Preferences

Genetics May Be a Factor in African-American Cigarette Preferences

New research funded by NIH’s National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health and the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders suggests that genetic factors provide some of the answers to the question of why African Americans seem to prefer mentholated cigarettes over other flavors. The research, conducted by a multi-institutional team of scientists, was published in a recent issue of PLOS Genetics. Read the full spotlight