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Cyclooxygenase-2 -765G>C polymorphism is associated with C-reactive protein levels in resistant smokers but not in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients.
Respiratory physiology & neurobiology - 15 Jan 2012
López-Campos José Luis, Montes-Worboys Ana, Calero Carmen, Márquez-Martin Eduardo, Cejudo Pilar, Ortega Francisco, Arellano Elena
Abstract excerpt
We sought to investigate whether the serum concentrations of several inflammatory biomarkers are related to the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2) -765G>C polymorphism in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and a control group of non-COPD smokers. Serum inflammatory markers (CRP, SAA, CXCL8, and sICAM-1) were measured by ELISA in 144 patients with COPD and in 55 control subjects. Genomic DNA was extracted from...
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