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Variants of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease genes and lung function decline in aging.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences - 1 Jul 2014
Poon Audrey H, Houseman E Andres, Ryan Louise, Sparrow David, Vokonas Pantel S, Litonjua Augusto A
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BACKGROUND: A substantial proportion of the general population has low lung function, and lung function is known to decrease as we age. Low lung function is a feature of several pulmonary disorders, such as uncontrolled asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The objective of this study is to investigate the association of polymorphisms in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease candidate genes...
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