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Polymorphisms in the IL13, IL13RA1, and IL4RA genes and rate of decline in lung function in smokers.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology - 1 Mar 2003
He Jian-Qing, Connett John E, Anthonisen Nicholas R, Sandford Andrew J
Abstract excerpt
Targeted expression of interleukin (IL)-13 in the adult murine lung has been shown to cause emphysema. We hypothesized that variants in the IL13, IL13RA1, and IL4RA genes would be associated with an accelerated rate of decline of lung function among smokers. We determined the allele frequencies of five polymorphisms in the IL13, IL13RA1, and IL4RA genes in 588 continuing smokers chosen from the NHLBI Lung Health...
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