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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Study data from J. Zidzik and colleagues update understanding of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
July 4th, 2008
According to a study from Kosice, Slovakia, " To determine the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) associated with polymorphisms in the glutathione S-transferase (GST) M1, GST T1, and microsomal epoxide hydrolase (EPHX1) genes in a cohort of Slovak population. Two hundred and seventeen patients with the diagnosis of COPD and 160 control subjects were enrolled in the study." "Blood samples were collected from all subjects and the DNA from peripheral blood lymphocytes was used for subsequent genotyping assays, using polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment-length polymorphism methods. In an unadjusted model, an increased risk for COPD was...
Source: Genomics & Genetics Weekly (2008-07-04)
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