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Rare variant of MAP2K7 is associated with increased risk of COPD in southern and eastern Chinese.
Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) - 1 May 2017
Qiu Fuman, Li Yinyan, Lu Xiaoxiao, Xie Chenli, Nong Qingqing, Wu Di, Chen Jiansong, Yang Lei, Zhou Yifeng, Lu Jiachun
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: A wide range of common loci have been extensively screened and evaluated for their associations with various complex diseases; however, the relevance of rare variants causing missense substitutions in the protein-coding genes in human diseases is still poorly understood. METHODS: In this study, we conducted a two-stage retrospective study of a total of 1791 patients with COPD and 1940...
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