Association between the IL6-174G/C SNP and maximally attained lung function

Thorax

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 179-

  Van Den Borst, B ^a,b   Souren, N Y ^a,b,c   Gielen, M ^a,b,c   Loos, R J F ^d,e   Paulussen, A D C ^a,b   Derom, C ^e   Schols, A M W J ^a,b   Zeegers, M P A ^a,b,c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6;

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; GENOTYPE; LETTER; LUNG FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SMOKING;

EID: 79251649098     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2009.128108     Document Type: Letter

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