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Genome-wide association study identifies BICD1 as a susceptibility gene for emphysema.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Jan 2011
Kong Xiangyang, Cho Michael H, Anderson Wayne, Coxson Harvey O, Muller Nestor, Washko George, Hoffman Eric A, Bakke Per, Gulsvik Amund, Lomas David A, Silverman Edwin K, Pillai Sreekumar G
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), characterized by airflow limitation, is a disorder with high phenotypic and genetic heterogeneity. Pulmonary emphysema is a major but variable component of COPD; familial data suggest that different components of COPD, such as emphysema, may be influenced by specific genetic factors. OBJECTIVES: to identify genetic determinants of emphysema assessed through...
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