Susceptibility to COPD: differential proteomic profiling after acute smoking.

Cigarette smoking is the main risk factor for COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), yet only a subset of smokers develops COPD. Family members of patients with severe early-onset COPD have an increased risk to develop COPD and are therefore defined as "susceptible individuals". Her...

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Main Authors: Lorenza Franciosi, Dirkje S Postma, Maarten van den Berge, Natalia Govorukhina, Peter L Horvatovich, Fabrizia Fusetti, Bert Poolman, Monique E Lodewijk, Wim Timens, Rainer Bischoff, Nick H T ten Hacken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4103835?pdf=render