Gene polymorphism for microsomal epoxide hydrolase and susceptibility to emphysema in a Japanese population

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 891-894

  Takeyabu, K ^a,b   Yamaguchi, E ^a   Suzuki, I ^a   Nishimura, M ^a   Hizawa, N ^a   Kamakami, Y ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Hokkaido University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Epoxide hydrolase; Gene polymorphism; Japanese; Pulmonary emphysema

Indexed keywords

EPOXIDE HYDROLASE; MICROSOME ENZYME;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXON; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; JAPAN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SMOKING;

DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; EMPHYSEMA; EPOXIDE HYDROLASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MICROSOMES; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 0034028105     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15e13.x     Document Type: Article

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