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Level and course of FEV1 in relation to polymorphisms in NFE2L2 and KEAP1 in the general population.
Respiratory research - 11 Aug 2009
Siedlinski Mateusz, Postma Dirkje S, Boer Jolanda M A, van der Steege Gerrit, Schouten Jan P, Smit Henriette A, Boezen H Marike
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BACKGROUND: The metabolism of xenobiotics plays an essential role in smoking related lung function loss and development of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Nuclear Factor Erythroid 2-Like 2 (NFE2L2 or NRF2) and its cytosolic repressor Kelch-like ECH-associated protein-1 (KEAP1) regulate transcription of enzymes involved in cellular detoxification processes and Nfe2l2-deficient mice develop tobacco-induced...
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