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Functional variants of antioxidant genes in smokers with COPD and in those with normal lung function.
Thorax - 1 May 2006
Young R P, Hopkins R, Black P N, Eddy C, Wu L, Gamble G D, Mills G D, Garrett J E, Eaton T E, Rees M I
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BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is predominantly the consequence of chronic smoking exposure, but its development may be influenced by genetic variants that affect lung remodelling, inflammation, and defence from oxidant stress. A study was undertaken to determine whether genetic variants within genes encoding the antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase may be...
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