Genome-wide association studies: What do they teach us about asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?

Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 701-703

  Boezen, H Marike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma; COPD; Genome wide association

Indexed keywords

NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR ALPHA; NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR ALPHA 3; NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR ALPHA 5; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; HEREDITY; IL1RL1 GENE; INTROSPECTION; LUNG CANCER; ORMDL3 GENE; PDE4D GENE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ASTHMA; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 74849092874     PISSN: 15463222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1513/pats.200907-058DP     Document Type: Short Survey

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