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Pharmacogenetics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Jul 2013
Hizawa Nobuyuki
Abstract excerpt
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a complex genetic disease that develops as a result of the interaction of multiple susceptibility genes and environmental factors. Major therapeutic approaches include smoking cessation, treatment with bronchodilators and corticosteroid therapy. The goal of understanding the genetic defects in patients with COPD will be not only to redefine the disease phenotypes...
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