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Association of interleukin-18 promoter polymorphisms with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in male smokers.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Jun 2013
Wang J, Liu X, Xie J, Xu Y
Abstract excerpt
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is considered a complex genetic disorder and it is expected that many genes play a role in the pathogenesis of this disease. Previous studies have reported that several variations within the interleukin (IL)-18 gene promoter region have been associated with different inflammatory diseases such as asthma. However, the association of IL-18 promoter polymorphisms with...
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