Pulmonary cachexia, systemic inflammatory profile, and the interleukin 1ß -511 single nucleotide polymorphism
Background: Cachexia is common in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and is thought to be linked to an enhanced systemic inflammatory response. Objective: We investigated differences in the systemic inflammatory profile and polymorphisms in related inflammatory genes in COPD patients. De...
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| Language: | English |
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2005-11.
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