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Association between RTEL1 gene polymorphisms and COPD susceptibility in a Chinese Han population.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 1 Jan 2017
Ding Yipeng, Xu Heping, Yao Jinjian, Xu Dongchuan, He Ping, Yi Shengyang, Li Quanni, Liu Yuanshui, Wu Cibing, Tian Zhongjie
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We investigated the association between single-nucleotide polymorphisms in regulation of telomere elongation helicase 1 (RTEL1), which has been associated with telomere length in several brain cancers and age-related diseases, and the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a Chinese Han population. METHODS: In a case-control study that included 279 COPD cases and 290 healthy controls,...
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