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IGSF3 mutation identified in patient with severe COPD alters cell function and motility.
JCI insight - 23 Jul 2020
Schweitzer Kelly S, Jinawath Natini, Yonescu Raluca, Ni Kevin, Rush Natalia, Charoensawan Varodom, Bronova Irina, Berdyshev Evgeny, Leach Sonia M, Gillenwater Lucas A, Bowler Russel P, Pearse David B, Griffin Constance A, Petrache Irina
Abstract excerpt
Cigarette smoking (CS) and genetic susceptibility determine the risk for development, progression, and severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD). We posited that an incidental balanced reciprocal chromosomal translocation was linked to a patient's risk of severe COPD. We determined that 46,XX,t(1;4)(p13.1;q34.3) caused a breakpoint in the immunoglobulin superfamily member 3 (IGSF3) gene, with...
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