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Association of CYP2E1 and NAT2 gene polymorphisms with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Jul 2007
Arif Ehtesham, Vibhuti Arpana, Alam Pervez, Deepak Desh, Singh Bhawani, Athar Mohammad, Pasha M A Qadar
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Detoxification genes are potential candidates in the susceptibility of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Polymorphisms in these genes alter the metabolism of xenobiotics such as present in cigarette smoke. METHODS: We conducted a case-control study to investigate to...
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