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Genome-wide association identifies regulatory Loci associated with distinct local histogram emphysema patterns.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 15 Aug 2014
Castaldi Peter J, Cho Michael H, San José Estépar Raúl, McDonald Merry-Lynn N, Laird Nan, Beaty Terri H, Washko George, Crapo James D, Silverman Edwin K
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RATIONALE: Emphysema is a heritable trait that occurs in smokers with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Emphysema occurs in distinct pathologic patterns, but the genetic determinants of these patterns are unknown. OBJECTIVES: To identify genetic loci associated with distinct patt...
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