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Genes associated with MUC5AC expression in small airway epithelium of human smokers and non-smokers

BACKGROUND: Mucus hypersecretion contributes to the morbidity and mortality of smoking-related lung diseases, especially chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which starts in the small airways. Despite progress in animal studies, the genes and their expression pattern involved in mucus produ...

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Autores principales: Wang, Guoqing, Xu, Zhibo, Wang, Rui, Al-Hijji, Mohammed, Salit, Jacqueline, Strulovici-Barel, Yael, Tilley, Ann E, Mezey, Jason G, Crystal, Ronald G
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3443416/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22676183
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1755-8794-5-21