Environmental and Genetic Factors in the Pathogenesis of COPD in the Road-Working Population

Background. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a typical heterogeneous condition caused by environmental and genetic risk factors. Objectives. We investigated extrinsic (environmental) and intrinsic (genetic) factors contributing to the development of COPD in a nonsmoker road-working po...

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Main Authors: Yumin Zhou, Man Wang, Weiyan Yang, Jianjun Li, Jialin Li, Yueying Hu, Wei Wang, Chunli Che, Hong Qi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:Disease Markers
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9953234