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Genetic backgrounds of asthma and COPD.
Allergology international : official journal of the Japanese Society of Allergology - 1 Sept 2009
Hizawa Nobuyuki
Abstract excerpt
Asthma and COPD are complex diseases with strong genetic and environmental components. These common pulmonary diseases have both different and similar clinical features. Molecular genetic techniques are being used to improve understanding of these common late onset disorders. Recently, several genes and genetic loci associated with increased susceptibility to asthma and COPD have been described. Many of these...
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