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Loci identified by genome-wide association studies influence different disease-related phenotypes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 15 Dec 2010
Pillai Sreekumar G, Kong Xiangyang, Edwards Lisa D, Cho Michael H, Anderson Wayne H, Coxson Harvey O, Lomas David A, Silverman Edwin K
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RATIONALE: Genome-wide association studies have shown significant associations between variants near hedgehog interacting protein HHIP, FAM13A, and cholinergic nicotinic acetylcholine receptor CHRNA3/5 with increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in smokers; however, the disease mechanisms behind these associations are not well understood. OBJECTIVES: To identify the association between...
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