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Effect of heme oxygenase-1 polymorphisms on lung function and gene expression.
BMC medical genetics - 8 Sept 2011
Tanaka Goh, Aminuddin Farzian, Akhabir Loubna, He Jian-Qing, Shumansky Karey, Connett John E, Anthonisen Nicholas R, Abboud Raja T, Paré Peter D, Sandford Andrew J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Oxidative stress induced by smoking is considered to be important in the pathogenesis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Heme oxygenase-1 (HMOX1) is an essential enzyme in heme catabolism that is induced by oxidative stress and may play a protective role as an antioxidant in the lung. We determined whether HMOX1 polymorphisms were associated with lung function in COPD patients and...
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