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Phenotypic and genetic heterogeneity among subjects with mild airflow obstruction in COPDGene.
Respiratory medicine - 1 Oct 2014
Lee Jin Hwa, Cho Michael H, McDonald Merry-Lynn N, Hersh Craig P, Castaldi Peter J, Crapo James D, Wan Emily S, Dy Jennifer G, Chang Yale, Regan Elizabeth A, Hardin Megan, DeMeo Dawn L, Silverman Edwin K
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BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by marked phenotypic heterogeneity. Most previous studies have focused on COPD subjects with FEV1 < 80% predicted. We investigated the clinical and genetic heterogeneity in subjects with mild airflow limitation in spirometry grade 1 defined by the Global Initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD 1). METHODS: Data from current...
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