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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Report summarizes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease study findings from G. Hu and co-researchers
February 3rd, 2009
"Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a complex polygenic disease in which gene-environment Interactions are very important. A number of studies have investigated the genotypes of glutathione S-transferase M1 and T1 (GSTM1 and GSTT1) in relation to COPD susceptibility in different populations," scientists writing in the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease report. "However, the results of Individual studies have been inconsistent. To address the Inconsistent findings in studies of the association of the polymorphism of the GSTM1 and GSTT1 genes with susceptibility to COPD, we performed a meta-analysis of the published data. We...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-02-03)
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