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Association of tumor necrosis factor-alpha-863C/A gene polymorphism with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Lung - 1 Aug 2010
Chen Yung-Che, Liu Shih-Feng, Chin Chien-Hung, Wu Chao-Chien, Chen Chung-Jen, Chang Hsueh-Wen, Wang Yi-Hsi, Chung Yu-Hsiu, Chao Tung-Ying, Lin Meng-Chih
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The aim of this study was to investigate genetic effects on the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The study was conducted as a prospective case-control study in a medical center in southern Taiwan. The patient group consisted of 145 male patients with smoking-related COPD and a control group of 139 resistant smokers from July 2004 to September 2009. We compared allele and genotype...
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