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Association of genes of protease-antiprotease balance pathway to lung function and emphysema subtypes.
BMC pulmonary medicine - 4 Jun 2013
Kukkonen Mari K, Tiili Emmi, Vehmas Tapio, Oksa Panu, Piirilä Päivi, Hirvonen Ari
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BACKGROUND: The imbalance between proteases and antiproteases has been proposed to participate to the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and emphysema. Gene level variation in different metalloproteinases, metalloproteinase inhibitors, and cytokines affecting them may co...
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