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Association between fibroblast growth factor 7 and the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Acta pharmacologica Sinica - 1 Aug 2012
Xu Si-cheng, Kuang Jiang-ying, Liu Jin, Ma Chun-lan, Feng Yu-lin, Su Zhi-guang
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AIM: Fibroblast growth factor 7 (FGF7) is involved in a number of physiological and pathological processes, including lung disease. However, relatively little is known about the effect of FGF7 gene polymorphisms on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) susceptibility. This study aimed to investigate the association between FGF7 polymorphisms with COPD susceptibility in a Chinese Han population. METHODS: We...
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