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CD46 Protects against Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema develops in 15% of ex-smokers despite sustained quitting, while 10% are free of emphysema or severe lung obstruction. The cause of the incapacity of the immune system to clear the inflammation in the first group remains unclear. METHODS...

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Autores principales: Grumelli, Sandra, Lu, Bao, Peterson, Leif, Maeno, Toshitaka, Gerard, Craig
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3089601/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21573156
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018785