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The association between polymorphic genotypes of glutathione S-transferases and COPD in the Turkish population.
Biochemical genetics - 1 Oct 2006
Calikoglu Mukadder, Tamer Lülüfer, Ates Aras Nurcan, Karakaş Sevim, Ercan Bahadir
Abstract excerpt
Although smoking is regarded as the most important causal factor in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), only 10-20% of smokers develop symptomatic COPD, which indicates the presence of genetic predisposing factors in its pathogenesis. This study investigates the association between gene polymorphysims of glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) and COPD. Blood samples were taken from 149 patients and 150...
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