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Wood smoke exposure and gene promoter methylation are associated with increased risk for COPD in smokers.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Nov 2010
Sood Akshay, Petersen Hans, Blanchette Christopher M, Meek Paula, Picchi Maria A, Belinsky Steven A, Tesfaigzi Yohannes
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: Wood smoke-associated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is common in women in developing countries but has not been adequately described in developed countries. OBJECTIVES: Our objective was to determine whether wood smoke exposure was a risk factor for COPD in a population of smokers in the United States and whether aberrant gene promoter methylation in sputum may modify this association....
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