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NFE2L2 pathway polymorphisms and lung function decline in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Physiological genomics - 1 Aug 2012
Sandford Andrew J, Malhotra Deepti, Boezen H Marike, Siedlinski Mateusz, Postma Dirkje S, Wong Vivien, Akhabir Loubna, He Jian-Qing, Connett John E, Anthonisen Nicholas R, Paré Peter D, Biswal Shyam
Abstract excerpt
An oxidant-antioxidant imbalance in the lung contributes to the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that is caused by a complex interaction of genetic and environmental risk factors. Nuclear erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NFE2L2 or NRF2) is a critical molecule in the lung's defense mechanism against oxidants. We investigated whether polymorphisms in the NFE2L2 pathway affected the rate of...
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