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Genome-Wide Association Analysis of Body Mass in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Genome-Wide Association Analysis of Body Mass in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Genome-Wide Association Analysis of Body Mass in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Publisher

United States: American Thoracic Society

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Scope and Contents

Contents

Cachexia, whether assessed by body mass index (BMI) or fat-free mass index (FFMI), affects a significant proportion of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and is an independent risk factor for increased mortality, increased emphysema, and more severe airflow obstruction. The variable development of cachexia among patients wi...

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Full title

Genome-Wide Association Analysis of Body Mass in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3266061

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3266061

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ISSN

1044-1549

E-ISSN

1535-4989

DOI

10.1165/rcmb.2010-0294OC

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