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Genetic variants in FAM13A and IREB2 are associated with the susceptibility to COPD in a Chinese rural population: a case-control study.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 1 Jan 2018
Zhang Yanan, Qiu Jie, Zhang Peng, Zhang Jin, Jiang Min, Ma Zhanbing
Abstract excerpt
Background: Genome-wide association studies identified several genomic regions associated with the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including the 4q22 and 15q25 regions. These regions contain the FAM13A and IREB2 genes, which have been associated with COPD but data are lacking for Chinese patients. The objective of the study was to identify new genetic variants in the FAM13A and IREB2...
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