National Emphysema Treatment Trial State of the Art: Genetics of Emphysema

Although a hereditary contribution to emphysema has been long suspected, severe α(1)-antitrypsin deficiency remains the only conclusively proven genetic risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Recently, genome-wide linkage analysis has led to the identification of two promising...

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Main Authors: Hersh, Craig P., DeMeo, Dawn L., Silverman, Edwin K.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Thoracic Society 2008
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III. Lessons from NETT on the Prognosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Emphysema
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2645324/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18453360
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1513/pats.200706-078ET
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