Article
Lack of association of group specific component haplotypes with lung function in smokers.
Thorax - 1 Sept 2003
Kasuga I, Paré P D, Ruan J, Connett J E, Anthonisen N R, Sandford A J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Airway inflammation may affect the decrease in lung function that occurs in response to cigarette smoke, and is an important pathological feature in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Group specific component (GC) can act as an inflammatory mediator and may therefore have i...
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