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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2010, 7, 1694-1707; doi:10.3390/ijerph7041694 OPEN ACCESS International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ISSN 1660-4601 /journal/ijerph Article Are Adolescents with ADHD Interested in Genetic Testing for Nicotine Addiction Susceptibility? 1 2 3 3 Linda J. Herbert , Leslie R. Walker , McKane E. Sharff , Anisha A. Abraham and Kenneth P. Tercyak 3,* 1 University of Maryland Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA; E-Mail: jones5@ 2 Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USA; E-Mail: leslie.walker@ 3 Georgetown University Medical Center, 3300 Whitehaven Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA; E-Mails: mes225@ (M.E.S.); aa359@ (A.A.A.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: tercyakk@; Tel.: +1-202-687-0802; Fax: +1-202-687-8444. Received: 4 February 2010; in revised form: 11 March 2010 / Accepted: 9 April 2010 / Published: 14 April 2010 Abstract: It has been well-established that some adolescents diagnosed with attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at increased risk for cigarette smoking. Current research on the genetic basis of this association could ultimately translate into genetic tests c