Genetic Backgrounds of Asthma and COPD

Asthma and COPD are complex diseases with strong genetic and environmental components. These common pulmonary diseases have both different and similar clinical features. Molecular genetic techniques are being used to improve understanding of these common late onset disorders. Recently, several genes...

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Main Author: Nobuyuki Hizawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Series:Allergology International
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015307127