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Involvement of surfactant protein D in emphysema revealed by genetic association study.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Feb 2012
Ishii Takeo, Hagiwara Koichi, Kamio Koichiro, Ikeda Shinobu, Arai Tomio, Mieno Makiko Naka, Kumasaka Toshio, Muramatsu Masaaki, Sawabe Motoji, Gemma Akihiko, Kida Kozui
Abstract excerpt
Surfactant protein D (SFTPD) induces emphysema in knockout mice, but the association of SFTPD with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and emphysema in humans is unclear. Therefore, we aimed to determine the association between genetic variations in SFTPD and susceptibility to COPD and emphysema.Two populations were studied: population A comprised 270 smokers, including 188 COPD and 82 at-risk subjects,...
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