[Genetics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease].

Article

[Genetics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease].

Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Oct 2011

Sakamoto Tohru, Hizawa Nobuyuki

Abstract excerpt

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a complex disease that results from the interaction of multiple genetic and environmental factors. Different approaches have been used to identify the genetic factors: genome-wide linkage study, gene expression profiling, candidate gene association...

Topics

Disease Susceptibility
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Genome-Wide Association Study
Humans
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

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