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[Study on the correlation of interleukin-13 polymorphism and susceptibility to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Chinese Han population].
Zhonghua liu xing bing xue za zhi = Zhonghua liuxingbingxue zazhi - 1 Jul 2004
Hu Rui-cheng, Xu Yong-jian, Zhang Zhen-xiang
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the polymorphism of interleukin (IL)-13 gene in Chinese Han population, and to study the possible association of IL-13 polymorphism and the susceptibility to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS: Using genomic DNA extracted with phenol:chloroform:isoamyl alcohol from the blood of 94 healthy smokers and 88 COPD smokers, three single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) sites in...
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