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Impact of heterozygote CFTR mutations in COPD patients with chronic bronchitis.
Respiratory research - 11 Feb 2014
Raju S Vamsee, Tate Jody H, Peacock Sandra K G, Fang Ping, Oster Robert A, Dransfield Mark T, Rowe Steven M
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BACKGROUND: Cigarette smoking causes Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), the 3rd leading cause of death in the U.S. CFTR ion transport dysfunction has been implicated in COPD pathogenesis, and is associated with chronic bronchitis. However, susceptibility to smoke induced lung injury is...
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