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Lung development and susceptibility to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society - 1 Nov 2006
Warburton David, Gauldie Jack, Bellusci Saverio, Shi Wei
Abstract excerpt
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with emphysema has been considered to be an accelerated involutional disease of aging smokers. However, because only a proportion ( approximately 15%) of smokers develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with emphysema, clearly genetic susceptibility must...
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