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Polymorphisms in the type IV collagen alpha3 gene and the risk of COPD.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Jul 2008
Kim K M, Park S H, Kim J S, Lee W K, Cha S I, Kim C H, Kang Y M, Jung T H, Kim I S, Park J Y
Abstract excerpt
A number of genome-wide linkage analyses have identified the 2q33.3-2q37.2 region as the most likely to contain the genes that contribute to the susceptibility to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It was hypothesised that the type IV collagen alpha3 (COL4A3) gene, which is one of the genes located in the 2q33.3-2q37.2 region, may act as a low-penetrance susceptibility gene for COPD. To test this...
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