Progress in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease genetics.

doi:10.1513/pats.200603-092AW

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Progress in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease genetics.

Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society - 1 Jul 2006

Silverman Edwin K

Abstract excerpt

Familial aggregation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been demonstrated, suggesting that genetic factors likely influence the variable development of chronic airflow obstruction in response to smoking. A variety of approaches have been used to identify novel COPD susceptibility...

Topics

Genetic Linkage
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Risk Factors

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