Mutation in the 3' region of the α-1-antitrypsin gene and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 874-875

  Sandford, A J ^a   Spinelli, J J ^b   Weir, T D ^a   Pare P D ^a,c  

^a The James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

1 antitrypsin; COPD; Mutation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; CIGARETTE SMOKE; DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030773183     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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