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Association of lung function genes with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Lung - 1 Aug 2014
Kim Woo Jin, Lim Myoung Nam, Hong Yoonki, Silverman Edwin K, Lee Ji-Hyun, Jung Bock Hyun, Ra Seung Won, Choi Hye Sook, Jung Young Ju, Park Yong Bum, Park Myung Jae, Lee Sei Won, Lee Jae Seung, Oh Yeon-Mok, Lee Sang Do
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BACKGROUND: Spirometric measurements of pulmonary function are important in diagnosing and determining the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We performed this study to determine whether candidate genes identified in genome-wide association studies of spirometric measurements were associated with COPD and if they interacted with smoking intensity. METHODS: The current analysis included...
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