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Genetics of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Beyond a1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

Genetics of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Beyond a1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

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Genetics of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Beyond a1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

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Full title

Genetics of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Beyond a1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

Publisher

Schiphol: Bentham Science Publishers Ltd

Journal title

Current medicinal chemistry, 2006-10, Vol.13 (24), p.2857-2873

Language

English

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Publisher

Schiphol: Bentham Science Publishers Ltd

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Contents

It is known that only 10-20% of smokers develop COPD, implying that apart from environmental features, additional factors such as genetic variability contribute to smoke susceptibility. This proposal is in compatibility with the "Dutch Hypothesis, formulated in the early 60s. Alpha-1-antitrypsin gene was implicated in the pathogenesis of COPD, espe...

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Full title

Genetics of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Beyond a1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_69014160

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_69014160

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ISSN

0929-8673

E-ISSN

1875-533X

DOI

10.2174/092986706778521922

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