ADAM33 gene polymorphisms and mortality. A prospective cohort study.

The ADAM33 gene is associated with the pathophysiology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and atherosclerosis. In this study we investigated all-cause, COPD and cardiovascular mortality, in relation to single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in ADAM33 (Q_1, S_1, S_2, T_1 and T_2) that we...

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Main Authors: Sylwia M Figarska, Judith M Vonk, Cleo C van Diemen, Dirkje S Postma, H Marike Boezen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3701578?pdf=render