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Cyclooxygenase 2 1195G > A polymorphism is associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Japanese and Chinese patients.
Chinese medical journal - 1 Jun 2013
Chen Li-Jun, Xu Wang, Taooka Yasuyuki, Ohe Miki, Takahashi Hitoshi, Sutani Akihisa, Kuraki Takashige, Isobe Takeshi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is overexpressed during airway inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the COX-2 promoter might contribute to differential COX-2 expression and subsequent interindividual variability in susceptibility to COPD. We investigated the association between COX-2 (-765G > C, -1195G > A) polymorphisms and COPD...
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