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Airway wall thickening and emphysema show independent familial aggregation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Sept 2008
Patel Bipen D, Coxson Harvey O, Pillai Sreekumar G, Agustí Alvar G N, Calverley Peter M A, Donner Claudio F, Make Barry J, Müller Nestor L, Rennard Stephen I, Vestbo Jørgen, Wouters Emiel F M, Hiorns Melanie P, Nakano Yasutaka, Camp Patricia G, Nasute Fauerbach Paola V, Screaton Nicholas J, Campbell Edward J, Anderson Wayne H, Paré Peter D, Levy Robert D, Lake Stephen L, Silverman Edwin K, Lomas David A
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: It is unclear whether airway wall thickening and emphysema make independent contributions to airflow limitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and whether these phenotypes cluster within families. OBJECTIVES: To determine whether airway wall thickening and emphysema (1...
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