Article
Functional polymorphisms of CHRNA3 predict risks of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer in Chinese.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Yang Lei, Qiu Fuman, Lu Xiaoxiao, Huang Dongsheng, Ma Guanpei, Guo Yuan, Hu Min, Zhou Yumin, Pan Mingan, Tan Yigang, Zhong Haibo, Ji Weidong, Wei Qingyi, Ran Pixin, Zhong Nanshan, Zhou Yifeng, Lu Jiachun
Abstract excerpt
Recently, several genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified many susceptible single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer which are two closely related diseases. Among those SNPs, some of them are shared by both the diseases, reflecting there is possible genetic similarity between the diseases. Here we tested the hypothesis that whether those...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
