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SP-D polymorphisms and the risk of COPD.
Disease markers - 1 Jan 2012
Shakoori Tania A, Sin Don D, Bokhari S Nazim Hussain, Ghafoor Farkhanda, Shakoori A R
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: There are limited data linking serum levels of surfactant protein D, its genetic polymorphisms to the risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). OBJECTIVES: We sought to investigate these relationships using a case control study design. METHODS: Post bronchodilator values of FEV1/FVC < 0.7 were used to diagnose COPD patients (n=115). Controls were healthy subjects with normal spirometry...
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