Article
[Genetics risk factors in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease].
Polski merkuriusz lekarski : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego - 1 Apr 2010
Makowska M, Romanowicz H, Kulig A, Smolarz B
Abstract excerpt
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is not fully recognized process regarding many risk factors genetics and environmental. Etiology of COPD is not fully understood. There is evidence of a hereditary component in COPD. Patients with hereditary alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency are at risk of developing COPD. A number of genetic association studies have been performed to find susceptibility genes of COPD....
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