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Genetic polymorphisms of peptidase inhibitor 3 (elafin) are associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology - 1 Dec 2009
Tejera Paula, Wang Zhaoxi, Zhai Rihong, Su Li, Sheu Chau-Chyun, Taylor Deanne M, Chen Feng, Gong Michelle N, Thompson B Taylor, Christiani David C
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Peptidase inhibitor 3 (PI3, elafin) is a protease inhibitor produced locally in the lung, where it plays a central role in controlling excessive activity of neutrophil elastase. Our previous study revealed that PI3 gene expression is down-regulated during the acute stage of acute respiratory dist...
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