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SerpinB1 deficiency is not associated with increased susceptibility to pulmonary emphysema in mice.
American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology - 1 Dec 2013
Cremona Tiziana P, Tschanz Stefan A, von Garnier Christophe, Benarafa Charaf
Abstract excerpt
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by emphysema and chronic bronchitis and is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Tobacco smoke and deficiency in α1-antitrypsin (AAT) are the most prominent environmental and genetic risk factors, respectively. Yet the pathogenesis of COPD is not completely elucidated. Disease progression appears to include a vicious circle driven by...
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