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Genetic variants in HHIP are associated with FEV1 in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) - 1 Nov 2013
Kim Woo Jin, Oh Yeon-Mok, Lee Jin Hwa, Park Choon-Sik, Park Sung Woo, Park Jong Sook, Lee Sang Do
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a complex disease in which multiple genes and their interaction with environmental factors contribute to disease development. Recent genome-wide association studies in COPD revealed the chromosome 4 region near hedgehog interacting protein (HHIP). However, these studies were mostly performed in Caucasians, and additional studies in multiple...
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