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Racial differences in CT phenotypes in COPD.
COPD - 1 Feb 2013
Hansel Nadia N, Washko George R, Foreman Marilyn G, Han MeiLan K, Hoffman Eric A, DeMeo Dawn L, Barr R Graham, Van Beek Edwin J R, Kazerooni Ella A, Wise Robert A, Brown Robert H, Black-Shinn Jennifer, Hokanson John E, Hanania Nicola A, Make Barry, Silverman Edwin K, Crapo James D, Dransfield Mark T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Whether African Americans (AA) are more susceptible to COPD than non-Hispanic Whites (NHW) and whether racial differences in disease phenotype exist is controversial. The objective is to determine racial differences in the extent of emphysema and airway remodeling in COPD. METHODS: First, 2,500 subjects enrolled in the COPDGene study were used to evaluate racial differences in quantitative CT (QCT)...
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