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Secreted modular calcium-binding protein 2 haplotypes are associated with pulmonary function.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 15 Mar 2007
Wilk Jemma B, Herbert Alan, Shoemaker Christina M, Gottlieb Daniel J, Karamohamed Samer
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: Previously reported linkage to FEV(1) (LOD score = 5.0) on 6q27 in the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) led us to explore a candidate gene, SMOC2, at 168.6 Mb. OBJECTIVES: We tested association between SMOC2 polymorphisms and FEV(1) and FVC in unrelated FHS participants. METHODS: Twenty single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) around SMOC2 were genotyped in 1,734 subjects. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: SNP...
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