| Literature DB >> 11953903 |
Ladina Joos1, Peter D Paré, Andrew J Sandford.
Abstract
Cigarette smoking is the major risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, only a minority of cigarette smokers develop symptomatic disease. Family and twin studies suggest that genetic factors also contribute to the development of COPD. We present a detailed literature review of the genes which have been investigated as potential risk factors for this disease.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID： 11953903 DOI： 2002/03/smw-09752
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Swiss Med Wkly ISSN： 0036-7672 Impact factor: 2.193