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What can genetics tell us about the cause of fixed airflow obstruction?
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology - 1 Aug 2012
Wain L V, Soler Artigas M, Tobin M D
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of chronic morbidity and mortality worldwide with smoking being the most important risk factor of the disease. However, lung function and COPD are known to also have a genetic component and a deeper knowledge of the genetic architecture of the disease could lead to further understanding of predisposition to COPD and also to development of new...
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