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Estimation of TGF-β1 genotypes in Egyptian smokers; association with FEV(1) in COPD patients

INTRODUCTION: TGF-β1 is a cytokine with many different effects on cell proliferation, differentiation and inflammation and can protect against the development of COPD. This work aims to study the association between COPD and the TGF-β1 gene genotypes. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study included 70 male...

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Autores principales: Bohy, Mohammad El, Ahmed, Mona, Ezzeldin, Nada, Ezzeldin, Howayda, Mahmoud, Mohamed, Shehata, Abeer
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Termedia Publishing House 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3278946/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22371723
http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2010.13510