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The polymorphism -2548G/A in leptin and severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Feb 2011
Ye X-W, Xiao M, Ye J, Zhang X-Y, Xiao J, Feng Y-L, Wen F-Q
Abstract excerpt
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by airway obstruction that is not fully reversible, and there is evidence of a hereditary component in COPD. We aimed to determine whether the polymorphisms -2548G/A of leptin (LEP) gene were associated with COPD and its severity in Chinese. A total of 456 subjects with COPD and 422 healthy controls from West China...
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