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The genetics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
2001-01-11
Abstract excerpt
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a significant cause of global morbidity and mortality. Previous studies have shown that COPD aggregates in families, suggesting a genetic predisposition to airflow obstruction. Many candidate genes have been assessed, but the data are often conflicting. We review the genetic factors that predispose smokers to COPD and highlight the future role of genomic scans in ide...
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- Literature Corpus work
- d8f06d58-24cd-5f86-92f8-d1d4f0d237c0
- DOI
- 10.1186/rr34