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Association of Interleukin <i>(IL)-12</i> and <i>IL-27</i> Gene Polymorphisms with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a Chinese Population
14 Jun 2008
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is not fully understood, and environment and genetic factors have been investigated. Moreover, cytokine genes play an important role in COPD pathogenesis. However, the molecular mechanism of COPD induced by the factors is still unknown. The present study was undertaken to clarify a role of interleukin (IL)-12 16974A/C and IL-27 4730T/C, -964A/G, and...
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