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Surfactant protein a polymorphism is associated with susceptibility to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Chinese Uighur population.
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Medical sciences = Hua zhong ke ji da xue xue bao. Yi xue Ying De wen ban = Huazhong keji daxue xuebao. Yixue Yingdewen ban - 1 Apr 2012
Guan Jian, Liu Xiansheng, Xie Jungang, Xu Xilin, Luo Shuxin, Wang Ran, Xu Yongjian
Abstract excerpt
This study investigated the correlation between surfactant protein-A (SP-A) polymorphism and the susceptibility of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Xinjiang Uighurs. Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood of 194 COPD smokers and 201 healthy smokers of Uighur who were hospitalized in or paid a visit to one of the four Xinjiang-based hospitals involved in the study, from March 2009 to...
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