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Genetic polymorphisms in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) - 1 Jan 2005
Ugenskiene Rasa, Sanak Marek, Sakalauskas Raimundas, Szczeklik Andrew
Abstract excerpt
Etiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease remains unknown but, despite some inconsistencies in reports on inflammatory cells, mediators and proteases involved in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, genetic risk factors were proposed as a cause of susceptibility to the disease. Results of many studies suggested polygenic inheritance, with the genetic component consisting of several...
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